intelligentsia
noun/ɪntɛlɪˈd͡ʒɛntsɪə/UK/ɪntɛləˈd͡ʒɛn(t)si.ə/US
Etymology
From Russian интеллиге́нция (intelligéncija) or Polish inteligencja, from Latin intellegentia (“intelligence”). Doublet of intelligence.
- derived from intellegentia
- borrowed from inteligencja
- borrowed from интеллиге́нция
Definitions
The intellectual elite of a society, particularly in Marxist doctrine.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for intelligentsia. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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