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.
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So much of academia is scared of it. — Jon Stojan, USA Today, 25 June 2026 It was built to let academia, industry and government collaborate in a real-world environment rather than a purely theoretical one. — John Prisco, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Tropes and subgenres The dark academia genre is built on a niche subset of tropes, common literary devices and themes that are shared across various works to develop character dynamics, relationships, and plots. — Sophia Zhang, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026 However, by the fourth or fifth time Warsh knocked on her door in hopes of securing an audience during office hours, Rice realized Warsh wasn’t just bright; he was unusually determined—even by elite academia standards. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for academia

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 10 Jul. 2026.

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