Academia

Pronunciation

 * ,, , {{SAMPA|/%{k@"di:mi@/}}

Noun

 * 1) The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole.
 * Academia continues to provide scientific education, despite attempts to turn it into a system of professional schooling.

Related terms

 * academe
 * academy
 * Akademeia

Thesaurus
academe; alma mater; college; college of engineering; community college; degree-granting institution; four-year college; graduate school; institute of technology; ivied halls; journalism school; junior college; law school; medical school; multiversity; normal; normal school; postgraduate school; school of communications; school of education; two-year college; university; university college; varsity