yhteiskuntaluokka — meaning in English

English meaning

• class noun A group of people or things sharing common features; a category.
• stratum noun One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another.

Senses

yhteiskuntaluokka is used for these senses in English:

• class (sociology, countable) A social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc. In Britain, society is commonly split into three main classes: upper class, middle class and working class.
• social class (social sciences) A class of people, based on social power, wealth or another criterion.
• stratum A class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status.

class — full definition

1. noun A group of people or things sharing common features; a category.
2. noun A social group defined by wealth, occupation, or background.
3. noun A group of students taught together, or a single scheduled lesson.
4. noun Elegance, style, or dignified behaviour.
5. verb To place something or someone into a particular category.

stratum — full definition

1. noun One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another.
2. noun A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout.
3. noun Any of the regions of the atmosphere, such as the stratosphere, that occur as layers.
4. noun A layer of tissue.

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