academia

noun

ac·​a·​de·​mia ˌa-kə-ˈdē-mē-ə How to pronounce academia (audio)
: 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 Of course, there have long been attempts at political interference in academia, with a distrust of elitism smoldering beneath the widespread disdain for the ivory tower. Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024 To that end, his organization is helping launch a nationwide ethics education program spanning business, government, and academia. Bynick Rockel, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2024 While the grants are only open to students and faculty at both universities for now, the intention is for the grant recipients to engage outside of academia to integrate more voices into the research. Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 The doctorate proved invaluable training, though not for a life in academia. Charles Arrowsmith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024 The government's proposal comes in response to news reports last week revealing that pro-Palestinian activists had published the names, images, professions and social media accounts of Jewish people working in academia and the creative industries. Landon Mion, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2024 The Beacon Hill boutique fuses luxury comfort, high-fashion, and academia. Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2024 Jawaharlal Nehru University, named for India’s first prime minister, is one of the country’s premier liberal institutions, a hothouse of strong opinions and left-leaning values whose graduates populate the upper echelons of academia and government. Sameer Yasir, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2024 Spending time poring over manuscripts to offer thoughtful and incisive critique as a peer reviewer is one of academia’s most thankless jobs. IEEE Spectrum, 6 Feb. 2024

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of academia was in 1903

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“Academia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academia. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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