elite

Significat (anglès)

Adj

1. Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
2. Representing the choicest or most select of a group.

Noun

1. A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as the elite of society.
2. Someone who is among the best at a certain task.
3. A typeface with 12 characters per inch.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɪˈliːt/

Etimologia (anglès)

From Middle English elit, from Old French elit, eslit (“chosen, elected”) past participle of elire, eslire (“to choose, elect”), from Latin eligere (“to choose, elect”), with past participle electus; see elect.

Sents

He represents Italy in elite international competitions .