academia
noun [U] /ˌæk.əˈdiː.mi.ə/Definition
› 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.University and college education
(Definition of academia noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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