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proletarian

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Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˌpɹəʊ.lɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/
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/ˌpɹəʊ.lɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/ · /ˌpɹoʊ.lɪˈtɛɹi.ən/

Definition of proletarian

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of or relating to the proletariat.
    “While the May 30th Movement is usually perceived by historians as essentially a Communist-instigated urban proletarian movement, in the suburban countryside in Xihua county the antiforeign struggle attracted a sizable number of peasants. Surprisingly, the Xihua boycott in Youth Village (qingnian cun) was organized in the name of a peasant organization, the Central Plain Peasant Association (Zhongyuan nongmin xiehui).”
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adj

  1. Of or relating to the proletariat.
    “While the May 30th Movement is usually perceived by historians as essentially a Communist-instigated urban proletarian movement, in the suburban countryside in Xihua county the antiforeign struggle attracted a sizable number of peasants. Surprisingly, the Xihua boycott in Youth Village (qingnian cun) was organized in the name of a peasant organization, the Central Plain Peasant Association (Zhongyuan nongmin xiehui).”

noun

  1. A member of the proletariat.

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Etymology

From Latin proletarius (“a man whose only wealth is his offspring, or whose sole service to the state is as father”), from proles (“offspring, posterity”).

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