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1 upper class
(of) the highest rank of society; (of) the aristocracy:الطَّبَقَة العُلياHe speaks with an upper-class accent.
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2 أعلى
أَعْلَى \ top: the highest point or part: a mountain top; at the top of the tall building, an upper surface: a table top, highest: top marks in an exam; the top floor of a house; at top speed. upper: higher: the upper lip; an upper floor of a house. superior. \ See Also علوي (عُلْوِيّ) \ أَعْلَى (حَافَة المُنْحَدَر) \ brow: the top of a slope: the brow of a hill. \ أَعْلَى (قِمّة التلّ) \ hill top: the top of a hill. \ أَعْلَى مَرْكَزًا أو مَقَامًا \ senior: older; higher in rank: Who teaches the senior classes in the school? He was 20 years my senior (20 years older than me). \ أَعْلَى مَقَامًا أو سُلْطةً \ superior: higher in rank: my superior officer (one who is above me). -
3 class
[klaːs] plural ˈclasses1. noun1) a group of people or things that are alike in some way:صِنْفThe dog won first prize in its class in the dog show.
2) (the system according to which people belong to) one of a number of economic/social groups:طَبَقَه( also adjective) the class system.
3) a grade or rank (of merit):دَرَجَه، طَبَقَهmusicians of a high class.
4) a number of students or scholars taught together:صَفJohn and I are in the same class.
دَرْس، مُحاضَرَهa French class.
6) (American) a course or series of lectures, often leading to an examination.دَوْرَه، مَساق2. verbto regard as being of a certain type:يُصَنِّفHe classes all women as stupid.
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