[ak-uh-dee-mee-uh, -deem-yuh, -dem-ee-uh, -dem-yuh] 
(sometimes initial capital letter ) the milieu or interests of a university, college, or academy; academe. |
| ac·a·de·mi·a (āk'ə-dē'mē-ə) n. The academic community; academe. [New Latin acadēmīa, from Latin, the Academy; see academy.] |