academianoun [ U ]
uk/ˌæk.əˈdiː.mi.ə/us/ˌæk.əˈdiː.mi.ə/the part of society, especially universities, that is connected with studying and thinking, or the activity or job of studying:
A graduate of law, he had spent his life in academia.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
University & college education
- academe
- academic
- business school
- campus
- Cantabrigian
- chair
- grad
- graduate
- grove
- hall of residence
- honour
- intercollegiate
- junior college
- red-brick
- registrar
- semester
- sorority
- student union
- summa cum laude
- varsity
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