elite
A special group or social class of people who have a superior social or economic…A special group or social class of people who have a superior social or economic status and attendant power, advantages, or privileges in society; a member of such a group.
» Tom goes to an elite university.
Том учится в элитном университете.
Meaning
4 sensesA special group or social class of people who have a superior social or economic status and attendant power, advantages, or privileges in society; a member of such a group.
constituting an elite
the hubris of the elites
Elite, Auslese, Oberschicht
эли́таelíta
елі́таelíta
a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
An individual member of such a group.
Someone who is among the best at a certain task.
Elite
A typeface with 12 characters per inch.
Examples
77 sentencesTom goes to an elite university.
ruТом учится в элитном университете.
You're now among the elite.
deDu zählst nun zur Elite.
Tom graduated from a very elite university.
deTom machte seinen Abschluss an einer Elite-Universität.
Tom went to an elite boarding school.
You are now among the elite.
deDu zählst nun zur Elite.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English elit, from Old French elit, eslit (“chosen, elected”) past participleFrom Middle English elit, from Old French elit, eslit (“chosen, elected”) past participle of elire, eslire (“to choose, elect”), from Latin eligere (“to choose, elect”), with past participle electus; see elect.
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Forms
plural: elitesSynonyms
2 synonyms- a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status:elite group