academia
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ac·a·de·mi·a
(ăk′ə-dē′mē-ə, -dā′-)n.
The academic community; academe.
[New Latin acadēmīa, from Latin, the Academy; see academy.]
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academia
(ˌækəˈdiːmɪə)n
(Education) the academic world
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ac•a•de•mi•a
(ˌæk əˈdi mi ə, -ˈdim yə, -ˈdɛm i ə, -ˈdɛm yə)n.
the academic world; academe.
[1945–50; < New Latin, Latin]
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| Noun | 1. |  academia - the academic world world, domain - people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world" college - the body of faculty and students of a college university - the body of faculty and students at a university tenure - give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book" |
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academia
noun academic life, learning, scholarship, academe (literary), university life, the groves of Academe (literary) strong links between industry and academia
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