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intelligentsia
[ in-tel-i-jent-see-uh, -gent- ]
/ ɪnˌtɛl ɪˈdʒɛnt si ə, -ˈgɛnt- /
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plural noun
intellectuals considered as a group or class, especially as a cultural, social, or political elite.
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British Dictionary definitions for intelligentsia
intelligentsia
/ (ɪnˌtɛlɪˈdʒɛntsɪə) /
noun
the intelligentsia the educated or intellectual people in a society or community
Word Origin for intelligentsia
C20: from Russian intelligentsiya, from Latin intellegentia intelligence
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Cultural definitions for intelligentsia
intelligentsia
[ (in-tel-uh-jent-see-uh) ]
Intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite.
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