obrazovanshchina

noun

a class of people with superficial education but without the higher ethics of an educated person

OriginRussian образованщина →
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Meanings

nounobrazovanshchina (uncountable)
  1. uncountablea class of people with superficial education but without the higher ethics of an educated person

Origin

  1. Russianобразованщина
  2. Englishobrazovanshchina

From Russian образованщина (obrazovanščina) ("educationdom," "educaties," or "smatterers").

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