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academia
- /ˌæk.əˈdiː.mɪ.ə/ UK
- /ˌæk.əˈdeɪ.mɪ.ə/ variant
- /ˌæk.əˈdi.mi.ə/ US
- /ˌæk.əˈdi.mjə/ US
- /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.i.ə/ US
- /-ˈdɛm.jə/ US
- /ˌæk.əˈdeɪ.mi.ə/ variant
Rhymes with -iːmiə, -iːmjə, -ɛmjə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from New Latin acadēmīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía), a grove of trees and gymnasium outside of Athens where Plato taught; from the name of the supposed former owner of that estate, the Attica hero Akademos. Doublet of academe, academy, and Akademeia. Modern sense of “the world of universities and scholarship” recorded from 1956.
noun
- The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole. Academia continues to provide scientific education, despite attempts to turn it into a system of professional schooling.
- Continuous study at higher education institutions; scholarship. Not every university graduate wishes to pursue academia.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: academe, academician, college, scholar, academics, university, scholarly, education, teaching, academy, academic, academie, académie, iaa, scholars, universities
Translations
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noun institution of higher education
| Español | academia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 학문 hakmun |
| 中文 | 學術 /学术 xuéshù |
| Português | academia |
| Italiano | università |
noun scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole
| Español | mundo académico, ámbito académico |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 학계 hakgye |
| 中文 | 學術界 /学术界 xuéshùjiè, 學術圈 /学术圈 xuéshùquān, 學界 /学界 xuéjiè |
| Deutsch | Akademia, die akademische Welt |
| Italiano | accademia |
Talk about this word "academia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/academia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. academia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/academia "academia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/academia.Cite this
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title = {academia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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