Academy is sometimes used in the names of secondary schools and colleges, or private high schools in the United States.
...the Royal Academy of Music. [+ of]
...her experience as a police academy instructor.
Synonyms: college, school, university, institution More Synonyms of academy
2. countable noun
Academy appears in the names of some societies formed to improve or maintain standards in a particular field.
...the American Academy of Psychotherapists. [+ of]
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
academy in British English
(əˈkædəmɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-mies
1.
an institution or society for the advancement of literature, art, or science
2.
a school for training in a particular skill or profession
a military academy
3.
a secondary school: now used only as part of a name, and often denoting a private school
4.
(in England) an inner-city school which is funded by the government and sometimes also privately but is not controlled by the local authority
Word origin
C16: via Latin from Greek akadēmeia name of the grove where Plato taught, named after the legendary hero Akadēmos
Academy in British English
(əˈkædəmɪ)
noun
the Academy
1.
a.
the grove or garden near Athens where Plato taught in the late 4th century bc
b.
the school of philosophy founded by Plato
c.
the members of this school and their successors
2. short for the French Academy, Royal Academy
academy in American English
(əˈkædəmi)
nounWord forms: pluralaˈcademies
1.
a private secondary or high school
2.
a school offering instruction in a special field
a music academy
3.
an association of scholars, writers, artists, etc., for advancing literature, art, or science
Idioms:
the Academy
Word origin
Fr académie < L academia < Gr akadēmeia: see academe
Examples of 'academy' in a sentence
academy
This meant teachers giving evidence against their employers in schools that were academies.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The Government has not outlined how it wants to see all schools convert to academy status.
The Sun (2016)
The trio all work at high school academies, payroll figures show.
The Sun (2016)
The two had trained together at the Sandhurst military academy.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I think the academies and the national squads represent society.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The organisation said the new academy would benefit from Read's "wealth of relevant experience".
Computing (2010)
We want all schools to have the opportunity to benefit from the freedoms that academy status provides.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
If you went to the art academy you would study the realistic school of art.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Leading academics were employed to teach these subjects at staff colleges and military academies.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
What we did was join up the regional academy and national team programme and both delivered players.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The company has also set up its own training academy to perfect skills and the timing process.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He spoke while welcoming the first apprentices to a new brickwork academy.
The Sun (2015)
And the reading room looks more like the assembly hall of an academy for secret police.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There will also be a further growth in the system of national skills academies.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
More than half of secondary schools are academies or seeking to be.
The Sun (2012)
The school has now converted to academy status under new leadership.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
And top brass are fighting to keep the military academy open.
The Sun (2009)
Police and military bases and training academies are attacked weekly.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Free schools are new academies opened from scratch rather than replacing an existing school.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There is a clause in the agreement which would require the academy to retain national pay and conditions.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Excess red tape is putting academy schools in doubt, their leaders say.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
That's not to say academies cannot be improved.
The Sun (2016)
All schools would have the same freedom in certain areas, not just academies and freeschools.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There's also a performing arts academy.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The change was evident at a recent graduation ceremony at the police academy in Helmand.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
At our club, the way forward is to improve our academy.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
More than 60 per cent of secondary schools are academies.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In the bad years, one of the reactions to the dwindling cash flow was to dispense with the youth academy.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He has only been a part of the academy for a matter of weeks, but has already bagged his first goal.
The Sun (2011)
Word lists with
academy
school
In other languages
academy
British English: academy /əˈkædəmɪ/ NOUN
A school or college specializing in a particular subject is sometimes called an academy.
...the Royal Academy of Music.
American English: academy
Arabic: أَكَادِيـمِيَّة
Brazilian Portuguese: academia universidade
Chinese: 学院
Croatian: akademija
Czech: akademie
Danish: akademi
Dutch: academie
European Spanish: academia
Finnish: akatemia
French: académie
German: Akademie
Greek: ακαδημία
Italian: accademia
Japanese: 学士院
Korean: 학원
Norwegian: høyskole
Polish: akademia
European Portuguese: academia universidade
Romanian: academie
Russian: академия
Latin American Spanish: academia
Swedish: akademi undervisningsanstalt
Thai: สถาบันศึกษา
Turkish: akademi
Ukrainian: академія
Vietnamese: học viện
All related terms of 'academy'
the Academy
the public park near Athens where Plato taught and founded a school for the study of philosophy
Academy Award
any of the annual awards for artistic and technical achievement given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
city academy
(formerly in England) a type of secondary school funded partly by the government and partly by private finance
Royal Academy
a society founded by George III in 1768 to foster a national school of painting , sculpture , and design in England
French Academy
an association of 40 French scholars and writers , founded by Cardinal Richelieu in 1635, devoted chiefly to preserving the purity of the French language
police academy
a school for training police officers
service academy
a training establishment for young officer cadets entering the army
military academy
a training establishment for young officer cadets entering the army
Royal Academy of Arts
→ the Royal Academy of Arts
the Royal Academy of Arts
a society founded by George III in 1768 to foster a national school of painting , sculpture , and design in England
oscar
cash ; money
Chinese translation of 'academy'
academy
(əˈkædəmɪ)
n(c)
(= organisation) 学(學)会(會) (xuéhuì) (个(個), gè)
(= school, college) 学(學)院 (xuéyuàn) (个(個), gè)
(noun)
Definition
(in Scotland) a secondary school
her experience as a police academy instructor
Synonyms
college
school
a boy who was in my class at school
university
institution
Class size varies from one type of institution to another.
institute
a research institute devoted to software programming
establishment
Shops and other commercial establishments remained closed today.
seminary
Nearly all my immediate family were dead, and I went into a seminary.
centre of learning
whare wananga (New Zealand)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of establishment
Definition
a business organization or other institution
Shops and other commercial establishments remained closed today.
Synonyms
organization,
company,
business,
firm,
house,
concern,
operation,
structure,
institution,
institute,
corporation,
enterprise,
outfit (informal),
premises,
setup (informal)
in the sense of institute
Definition
an organization set up for a specific purpose, especially research or teaching
a research institute devoted to software programming
Synonyms
establishment,
body,
centre,
school,
university,
society,
association,
college,
institution,
organization,
foundation,
academy,
guild,
conservatory,
fellowship,
seminary,
seat of learning
in the sense of institution
Definition
a large important organization such as a university or bank
Class size varies from one type of institution to another.