academia

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin acadēmīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía), a grove of trees and gymnasium outside of Athens where Plato taught; from the name of the supposed former owner of that estate, the Attica hero Akademos. Doublet of academe, academy, and Akademeia. Modern sense of “the world of universities and scholarship” recorded from 1956. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæk.əˈdiː.mɪ.ə/, enPR: ăk'ədēʹmēə; (variant) IPA(key): /ˌæk.əˈdeɪ.mɪ.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæk.əˈdi.mi.ə/, /ˌæk.əˈdi.mjə/, /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.i.ə/, /-ˈdɛm.jə/; (variant) IPA(key): /ˌæk.əˈdeɪ.mi.ə/ Rhymes: -iːmiə, -iːmjə, -ɛmjə === Noun === academia (uncountable) (collective) The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole. [from 1956] Continuous study at higher education institutions; scholarship. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === academia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Fala == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish academia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /akaˈdemja/ Rhymes: -emja Syllabification: a‧ca‧de‧mia === Noun === academia f (plural academias) academy ==== Related terms ==== === References === Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎[2], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 37 == Ladin == === Noun === academia f (plural academies) academy == Latin == === Alternative forms === Acadēmīa (the Platonic Academy) === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia), variant form of Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía). === Pronunciation 1 === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [a.ka.deːˈmiː.a], [a.kaˈdeː.mi.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.ka.deˈmiː.a], [a.kaˈdɛː.mi.a] ==== Noun ==== acadēmī̆a f (genitive acadēmī̆ae); first declension academy, academe ===== Declension ===== First-declension noun. ===== Related terms ===== acadēmicus ===== Descendants ===== === Pronunciation 2 === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [a.ka.deːˈmiː.aː], [a.kaˈdeː.mi.aː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.ka.deˈmiː.a], [a.kaˈdɛː.mi.a] ==== Noun ==== ăcădēmī̆ā f ablative singular of ăcădēmī̆a === References === “academia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “academia”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers academia in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[3], pre-publication website, 2005-2016 “academia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin acadēmīa. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧ca‧de‧mi‧a === Noun === academia f (plural academias) academy (Brazil) gym, fitness center Synonym: (Portugal) ginásio (Rio de Janeiro) hopscotch Synonyms: (Brazil) amarelinha, (Portugal) macaca ==== Derived terms ==== academizar ==== Related terms ==== académia, acadêmia académico === Further reading === “academia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “academia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin acadēmīa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /akaˈdemja/ [a.kaˈð̞e.mja] Rhymes: -emja Syllabification: a‧ca‧de‧mia === Noun === academia f (plural academias) academy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Cebuano: akademiya → Ilocano: akademia → Tagalog: akademya === Further reading === “academia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025