academia

American  

[ak-uh-dee-mee-uh, -deem-yuh, -dem-ee-uh, -dem-yuh] / ˌæk əˈdi mi ə, -ˈdim yə, -ˈdɛm i ə, -ˈdɛm yə /

noun

1. the milieu or interests of a university, college, or academy; academe.

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academia British  

/ ˌækəˈdiːmɪə /

noun

1. the academic world

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Etymology

Origin of academia

First recorded in 1945–50; from New Latin, Latin; academy

Example Sentences

In contrast, the RBA’s nine-strong board includes six members from business and academia who are not employed by the central bank.

From The Wall Street Journal

This plan includes actions for a range of stakeholders across the public and private sector including Translink, NI Water, local councils, academia, the community and voluntary sector and businesses.

From BBC

Ehrlich’s knack for being not only wrong but 180 degrees in error cost him neither popularity—he appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” more than a dozen times—nor prestige in academia.

From The Wall Street Journal

The CD Howe Institute says its panel, a mix of economists from big banks and academia, demonstrated unanimity in its recommendations.

From The Wall Street Journal

The series is certainly an unflattering look at academia, but the cheap shots are pretty cheap, considering all the current acrimony surrounding higher education and the cartoonish way it’s so often portrayed.

From The Wall Street Journal