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

The Alex Trebek Legacy Fellowship has a mission to support faculty from minority-serving institutions and community colleges, and bridge the gap between academia and the entertainment industry. —Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025

Today, there are whole fields of academia — in psychology and sociology departments, in business schools and institutions of public policy — that purport to anatomize the science of conversation, an endeavor that reminds me of an entomologist pinning a butterfly to a wall. —Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 25 Nov. 2025

These researchers continue to shape the future of science, technology and academia globally and deliver innovation that drives societal progress. —News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025

Alex Shih, the vice-president of product at Q-CTRL, a quantum infrastructure software company, added that partnerships between academia, industry and government are key to building out technologies like quantum computing. —Angelica Ang, Fortune, 24 Nov. 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