intelligentsia
Pronunciation:
/ɪntɛlɪˈd͡ʒɛntsɪə/noun
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The intellectual élite of a society (especially in nineteenth-century Poland, in Russia and later the Soviet Union).
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/ɪntɛlɪˈd͡ʒɛntsɪə/Definitions
The intellectual élite of a society (especially in nineteenth-century Poland, in Russia and later the Soviet Union).