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intellijeune

intellijeune
 n.— «Intellijeune is a term coined by the frequent traveller Dr. Otto Weizman. It is compounded from the English (or French) word intelligent and the French word jeune, meaning youth or literally young person. The intellijeune factor or ratio is the ratio between the number of university or college students and the total inhabitants.» —“Intellijeune factor” by Al Wayztravelin Simply Live Anywhere June 29, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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