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

Loafers always bring a hint of academia and quiet sophistication. —Amanda Le, InStyle, 2 Jan. 2026

The president of a private university in Michigan whose values are based on America's founding principles is hopeful for the future of academia, despite higher education's reputation for administrative bloat and fealty to left-wing values. —Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025

Applications were received from 24 countries, with 105 from academia and 21 from industry or government. —Regina Samson, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025

In response, some on the right charged that the Times and its allies in academia were negatively misrepresenting American history. —Jonathan Zimmerman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025

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

Rhymes for academia

• anaemia
• anemia
• artemia
• leukaemia
• leukemia
• pyaemia
• toxaemia
• toxemia
• uremia
• viremia
• acidemia
• azotemia