elite
/eɪˈliːt/
US pronunciation
American sound/eɪˈliːt/
eɪˈliːt
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
eɪ - ˈliːt -> elite
Myanmar meaning
(n) လက်ရွေးစင်။
Full entry
élite ( also elite) /eÇ'li:t, Ç'li:t/ n [CGp] (often derog )
အထက် လွှာ။ လူ့မလိုင်။
a member of the ruling/intellectual élite ❍ an élite force/regiment.
❏ élitism /eÇ'li:tÇzǝm, Ç-/ n [U] (often derog )
(က) လူတော်လူကောင်း ထွန်းကားရေးယုံကြည်ချက်။ အထက်လွှာရှိသင့် ကြောင်း ယုံကြည်ချက်။
Many people believe that private education encourages élitism.
(ခ) အထက်တန်းစား ဟန်ပန် လေလန်ရှိသော။ I find her élitism offensive. élitist n , adj
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best, cream of the crop, privileged, influential, leaders, selected, select few, aristocracy, aristocratic, beautiful people, blue blood, carriage trade, celebrity, choice, chosen, cool, country club set, crack, cream, crowd, crème de la crème, elect, establishment, exclusive, fast lane, fat, first-class, flower, gentility, gentry, gilt-edged, glitterati, greatest, high society, high-class persons, in-crowd, jet-set, leading, main line, nobility, noble, old money, optimacy, out of sight, out of this world, pick, pride, prime, prize, quality, select, society, super, tip-top, top, top drawer, top-notch, topflight, upper class, upper crust, upper-class, world-class
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