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
Examples of academia in a Sentence
She found the business world very different from academia.
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This necessitates collaborations with academia, industry, government agencies, and international bodies such as the World Health Organization, which played a key role in global response to the pandemic.
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JSTOR Daily, 25 Mar. 2025
Attacks on universities building in strength and scope While a full-frontal attack on academia has been brewing in conservative circles for decades, officials in the new Trump administration increasingly have said the quiet part out loud.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
There is a large body of psychological evidence showing that IQ tests do measure aspects of intelligence, and that people with high IQs are more likely to have higher incomes and succeed in cognitively demanding fields like academia or the law.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 12 Mar. 2025
This necessitates collaborations with academia, industry, government agencies, and international bodies such as the World Health Organization, which played a key role in global response to the pandemic.
—Bernadette Boden Albala, Forbes, 10 Mar. 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 13 Apr. 2025.
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