институт благородных девиц

Russian

Etymology

Literally, “the institute of noble maidens”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪn⁽ʲ⁾sʲtʲɪˈtud bləɡɐˈrodnɨɣ dʲɪˈvʲit͡s]

Phrase

институ́т благоро́дных деви́ц (institút blagoródnyx devíc)

  1. popular term for женские институты, a type of women's institution
  2. (idiomatic cliche in regular books) corresponding to the high society, elitist; developed
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