academia
noun
ac·a·de·mia
ˌa-kə-ˈdē-mē-ə 
: the life, community, or world of teachers, schools, and education : academe
scientists in industry and academia
a career in academia
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She found the business world very different from academia.
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The federal government is once again engaged in a coordinated campaign to silence critics in the government, the media, the judiciary, academia, and the entertainment industry.
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Yes, my parents both come from cultures where education is important and my dad worked in academia.
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Attacks on academia are fundamentally about remaking the labor practices that define higher education.
—Time, 1 Oct. 2025
The federal government is once again engaged in a coordinated campaign to silence critics in the government, the media, the judiciary, academia, and the entertainment industry.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Yes, my parents both come from cultures where education is important and my dad worked in academia.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for academia
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“Academia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academia. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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