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intelligentsia
CIDE DICTIONARY
intelligentsia, n.
an educated and intellectual{2} elite; intellectuals, collectively or considered as a class. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
intelligentsia, n.
1 the class of intellectuals regarded as possessing culture and political initiative.
2 people doing intellectual work; intellectuals.
1 the class of intellectuals regarded as possessing culture and political initiative.
2 people doing intellectual work; intellectuals.
Etymology
Russ. f. Pol. inteligencja f. L intelligentia (as INTELLIGENT)
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