Como Pronunciar "gentry"

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Definição

A social class of people just below the nobility, often landowners or well-off, especially in historical England. It can also mean people from a higher social background who are respected in their local area.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

/ˈdʒɛntɹi/

Inglês Britânico

/dʒˈɛntɹi/

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

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Ouça em Contexto

The gentry owned most of the land in the village.

Many members of the gentry had large houses and servants.

He married into the local gentry.

The old manor belonged to the gentry for generations.