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

Among those who lack faith in academia, the most common complaint is that colleges harbor political agendas. —Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 May 2025

Working together to benefit from multiple experiences and requirements is a foundation for success—among governments, industry, academia and civil society. —Eric Loeb, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025

But many in academia worried that protests would strike up again in the fall. —Gina Kolata, New York Times, 3 May 2025

And despite endless efforts to decouple American life and religious practice in the media, the courts and academia, 76 percent of us continue to identify with a religious faith, with more than 68 percent identifying as Christians. —Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 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