Republic of Letters

Etymology
The first known occurrence of the term in its Latin form (Respublica literaria) is in a letter by Francesco Barbaro to Poggio Bracciolini dated July 6, 1417.

Proper noun

 * 1)  The intellectual community in the late 17th and 18th centuries in Europe and the Americas, exchanging ideas by circulating handwritten letters.

Translations

 * Bengali: চিঠির জমহুরিয়াত
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 文人共和國, 文壇共和國
 * Finnish: kirjeiden tasavalta
 * French: République des Lettres
 * Japanese: 文芸共和国
 * Korean: 문예공화국, 편지 공화국
 * Marathi: पत्रांचे प्रजासत्ताक
 * Polish: Rzeczpospolita uczonych, Republika listów
 * Spanish: República de las Letras