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academia

[ak-uh-dee-mee-uh, -deem-yuh, -dem-ee-uh, -dem-yuh]

noun

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



academia

/ ˌæəˈ徱ːɪə /

noun

  1. the academic world

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of academia1

First recorded in 1945–50; from New Latin, Latin; academy
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We've watched as the civil service, legal system, academia, corporations and even churches have been forced to deal with an unprecedented assault by an administration hellbent on dominating every independent institution in our society.

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Research has made clear that Latinos bear the brunt of underrepresentation across important societal institutions such as academia, private enterprise, philanthropy and news media.

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"I'd always found school really fulfilling and satisfying but university was really stifling. I realised that a life within academia didn't foster the same sense of curiosity about the universe that I'd felt going in."

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Lampton and others said that revoking Chinese student visas will have a chilling effect on academia and could turn off the brightest minds from other countries as well.

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In academia and beyond, Ngũgĩ became known as one of the foremost advocates of literature written in African languages.

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