CORPS D'ELITE


Meaning of CORPS D'ELITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkȯr-dā-ˈlēt ]

noun

( plural corps d'elite same or ˌkȯrz-dā-)

Etymology: French corps d'élite

Date: 1832

1. : a body of picked troops

2. : a group of the best people in a category

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.