Mittelstand

Etymology
From ; perfectly parallel to cognate 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  the middle class, wealthy (bourgeois) section of the third estate
 * 2) the independent professionals, private initiative, notably tradesmen, entrepreneurs etc.
 * 1) the independent professionals, private initiative, notably tradesmen, entrepreneurs etc.

Derived terms

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