INTELLIGENTSIA


Meaning of INTELLIGENTSIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˌte-lə-ˈjen(t)-sē-ə, -ˈgen(t)- ]

noun

Etymology: Russian intelligentsiya, from Latin intelligentia intelligence

Date: 1907

: intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite

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