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

In April 2024, Bill Nelson, the agency's chief at the time, announced NASA would overhaul the MSR strategy after incorporating new ideas proposed by agency research centers, academia and private industry. —Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025

The group struggled to gain traction at first, but Kirk's relentless efforts to challenge liberal voices in academia eventually attracted the backing of prominent conservative donors. —Gabe Whisnant anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025

This is not just a challenge for academia. —Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

Pineau considered returning to academia, but the pace and scale of today’s AI industry convinced her otherwise. —Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Sep. 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