міщанство

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Borrowed from Polish mieszczaństwo. Analyzable as міщан(и́н) (miščan(ýn)) +‎ -ство (-stvo). Compare Russian меща́нство (meščánstvo), Belarusian мяшча́нства (mjaščánstva).

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  • IPA(key): [mʲiʃˈt͡ʃanstwɔ]
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Noun edit

міща́нство (miščánstvon inan (genitive міща́нства, uncountable)

  1. (historical) petite bourgeoisie, urban lower middle class (social estate in the Russian Empire)
  2. (figurative, derogatory) narrowmindedness, philistinism, babbittry
    Synonyms: обива́тельщина f (obyvátelʹščyna), філі́стерство n (filísterstvo)

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