intelligentsia
Meaning
The intellectual elite of a society, particularly in Marxist doctrine.
Synonyms
Translations
intelligentsia
inteligencia
aydınlar
intelligentsia
classe colta
Intelligenzija
intelligentsia
ιντελιγκέντσια ευλογοφάνεια διανόησηPronounced as (IPA)
/ɪntɛlɪˈd͡ʒɛntsɪə/
Etymology
From Russian интеллиге́нция (intelligéncija) or Polish inteligencja, from Latin intellegentia (“intelligence”). Doublet of intelligence.
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