English Explanatory Dictionary

intelligentsia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The intellectual elite of a society, particularly in Marxist doctrine.

Pronunciation

/ɪntɛlɪˈd͡ʒɛntsɪə/ /ɪntɛləˈd͡ʒɛn(t)si.ə/ /ɪntɛləˈɡɛn(t)si.ə/ /ɪntɛlɪˈɡɛntsɪə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intelligentsia.wav

Word forms

intelligentsia intelligentsias

Etymology

From Russian интеллиге́нция (intelligéncija) or Polish inteligencja, from Latin intellegentia (“intelligence”). Doublet of intelligence.

Related words

unintelligentsia
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