nounUpper-intermediate

academia

US

/ˌækəˈdiːmiə/

UK

/ˌækəˈdiːmiə/

Meaning

The community and working world of universities, scholars, teaching, and academic research.

विश्वविद्यालयों, शिक्षकों और शोधकर्ताओं की दुनिया, जहाँ पढ़ाई और अकादमिक शोध का काम होता है।

Examples

“After several years in academia, she moved into educational policy.”

in academiacareer transition

“Academia and industry often collaborate on medical research.”

academia and industryresearch

“An academic career often involves teaching, research, and long-term study.”

academic careerwork and study

Useful patterns

work in academiaa career in academiathe world of academiaacademia and industry

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Word family

academic(noun)
academic(adjective)
academically(adverb)

Common collocations

work in academiaa career in academiathe world of academiaenter academialeave academiaacademia and industry

Common mistakes

Not natural: She works at academia as a lecturer.

Better: She works in academia as a lecturer.

Use “in academia” for the academic field; “at” usually points to a specific institution.

पूरे अकादमिक क्षेत्र की बात हो तो “in academia” कहें; “at” आम तौर पर किसी खास संस्थान के लिए आता है।

Not natural: He wants to enter to academia after his PhD.

Better: He wants to enter academia after his PhD.

The verb “enter” takes a direct object here, so it does not need “to.”

यहाँ “enter” के बाद सीधे “academia” आता है; बीच में “to” नहीं लगाते।

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academic worldscholarly worldacademic communityuniversity sector

Learner tip

Use “academia” for the broader university and research world, not usually for one university or department.

“Academia” से पूरी विश्वविद्यालय और शोध की दुनिया का मतलब होता है, आम तौर पर किसी एक विश्वविद्यालय या विभाग का नहीं।

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What does “academia” usually refer to?

“Academia” का आम तौर पर क्या मतलब होता है?