INTELLIGENTSIA


Meaning of INTELLIGENTSIA in English

/in tel'i jent"see euh, -gent"-/ , n.pl.

intellectuals considered as a group or class, esp. as a cultural, social, or political elite.

[ 1905-10; intelligéntsia intelligentia INTELLIGENCE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .