academy (noun)

  • 31academy — [əˈkædəmi] noun [C] 1) a school or college that teaches a particular subject or skill 2) an organization that was created to encourage interest and development in a particular subject …

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  • 32city academy — noun A secondary school in a disadvantaged urban area, funded by the state and by private sponsorship, and operating independently of its local authority • • • Main Entry: ↑city * * * city academy UK US noun [countable] [singular city academy …

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  • 33air force academy — noun an academy for training air force officers • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑academy • Hyponyms: ↑ …

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  • 34naval academy — noun an academy for training naval officers • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑academy • Hyponyms: ↑ …

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  • 35Royal Academy of Arts — noun an honorary academy in London (founded in 1768) intended to cultivate painting and sculpture and architecture in Britain • Syn: ↑Royal Academy • Hypernyms: ↑academy, ↑honorary society …

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  • 36French Academy — noun an honorary group of French writers and thinkers supported by the French government the French Academy sets standards for the use of the French language • Hypernyms: ↑academy, ↑honorary society * * * an association of 40 scholars and men and …

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  • 37Plato's Academy — noun a school established by Plato in ancient Athens Plato s Academy continued for several hundred years after Plato died • Hypernyms: ↑academy …

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  • 38police academy — noun an academy for training police officers • Hypernyms: ↑academy …

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  • 39United States Air Force Academy — noun a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Air Force • Syn: ↑US Air Force Academy • Hypernyms: ↑air force academy • Part Holonyms: ↑United States Air Force, ↑U. S. Air Force, ↑US Air …

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  • 40United States Military Academy — noun a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Army • Syn: ↑US Military Academy • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine …

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