middle-class

adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

english, many, palatable, residential, typical, upper, well-educated, white

VERB + MIDDLE-CLASS

lived, lives, met, part, show

MIDDLE-CLASS + NOUN

algeria, american, americans, area, baby, consumers, country, economy

PREP.

from, in, than, until, up, with

ADV.

mostly, predominantly

Definitions

adj

Occupying a position between the upper class and the working class.

Characteristic of the middle class(es); reflective of that class's values and aspirations. Commonly associated with a desire for social respectability and an emphasis on family values and education.

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Synonyms

Antonyms

upper-class
lower-class
low-class

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

However, like America, Japan is predominantly a middle-class, middle-income country, and so wives do not employ maids, but attend to everything themselves.

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The typical middle-class American baby comes home from the hospital to sleep in his own bed in his own room.

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The increase in amateur stealing on the part of middle-class youth indicates a break-down in the morality of the affluent.

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Mary comes from the upper middle-class.

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Her father is a middle-class English man.

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The middle-class woman placed value on her necklace because she didn't want to forgo the privileges of her class.

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