academia

noun

ac·​a·​de·​mia ˌa-kə-ˈdē-mē-ə 

: the life, community, or world of teachers, schools, and education : academe

scientists in industry and academia

a career in academia

Examples of academia in a Sentence

She found the business world very different from academia.

Recent Examples on the Web

Genesis Mission, which brings together national laboratories, academia, and industry to use AI for advances in energy, scientific discovery, and national security. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

Summary Achieving career goals demands a concrete plan, not just ambition, as demonstrated by Karen McDaniel's own successful transition from academia. — Bykaren R. McDaniel, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Those who have continued to do research have shifted focus to the impact of restrictive legislation or turned away from academia to work with advocacy and community groups, the responses showed. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026

Efforts to build slowdown tools are funded mostly by academia and philanthropy. — Billy Perrigo, Time, 17 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

latinization of academy (with -ia suggesting a geographic entity), after its Latin etymon, Acadēmia

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing academia

• dark academia

Rhymes for academia

• anaemia
• anemia
• artemia
• ischaemia
• leukaemia
• leukemia
• toxaemia
• toxemia
• uraemia
• uremia
• viremia
• azotemia