middle-class
adjective/ˌmɪdl ˈklɑːs/
/ˌmɪdl ˈklæs/
- connected with the middle social class
- a middle-class background/family/suburb
Extra ExamplesTopics People in societyb2- Do you consider yourself to be middle class?
- Middle-class people will be hit hardest by these tax rises.
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- (disapproving) typical of people from the middle social class, for example having traditional views
- a middle-class attitude
- The magazine is very middle-class.
- The club has become very middle-class.
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