Definitions for upper class
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
up′per class′(n.)
a class above the middle class, characterized by wealth and social prestige.
Category: Sociology
Origin of upper class:
1830–40
up′per-class′(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
upper class, upper crust(adj)
the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy
upper-class(adj)
occupying the highest socioeconomic position in a society
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
upper class(noun)ˈʌp ər
people with the highest status in a society
people born into the upper class; upper class traditions
Wiktionary
upper class(Noun)
those people at the top of a social hierarchy
upper class(Noun)
the aristocracy
Translations for upper class
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
upper class(adverb)
(of) the highest rank of society; (of) the aristocracy
The upper classes can no longer afford to have many servants; He speaks with an upper-class accent.
- snobs, adelstandAfrikaans
- الطَّبَقَة العُلياArabic
- висша класаBulgarian
- classe altaPortuguese (BR)
- aristokracie; aristokratickýCzech
- die Oberschicht; Oberschicht-...German
- overklasse; overklasse-Danish
- αριστοκρατικόςGreek
- clase altaSpanish
- kõrgkiht, aristokraatiaEstonian
- اشرافFarsi
- yläluokkaFinnish
- aristocratie; aristocratiqueFrench
- הַמַעֲמָד הַגָבוֹהַHebrew
- उच्च वर्गHindi
- viša klasaCroatian
- felsőbb osztályok(beli)Hungarian
- kelas tinggiIndonesian
- yfirstéttIcelandic
- alta borghesia, aristocraziaItalian
- 上流階級Japanese
- 상류 사회Korean
- aukštuomenėLithuanian
- augstākā (sabiedrības) šķira; augšslānisLatvian
- golongan atasanMalay
- hogere standDutch
- overklasse(-)Norwegian
- wyższe sfery, arystokratycznyPolish
- اشرافPersian
- اشرافPashto
- classe altaPortuguese
- aristocraţie; aristocraticRomanian
- высшее обществоRussian
- horná vrstva, aristokracia; aristokratickýSlovak
- visoka družbaSlovenian
- viša klasaSerbian
- överklassSwedish
- ชนชั้นสูงThai
- yüksek tabaka, yukarı sınıfTurkish
- 上流社會(的)Chinese (Trad.)
- верхівка суспільстваUkrainian
- اونچا طبقہUrdu
- giai cấp thượng lưuVietnamese
- 上流社会（的）Chinese (Simp.)
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