academynoun [ C ]
uk/əˈkæd.ə.mi/us/əˈkæd.ə.mi/an organization intended to protect and develop an art, science, language, etc., or a school that teaches a particular subject or trains people for a particular job:
a military/police academy
the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
the part of a football club that trains young players who might one day become part of the first team :
The youth academy starts training talented young players from the age of eight.
a school in the UK that is not controlled by the local authority and receives its money directly from the central government
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Organizations, Societies & clubs
- Assn
- Assoc
- association
- book club
- brotherhood
- commission
- committee
- empire
- fan club
- FC
- feeder club
- foundation
- friendly society
- housing association
- insignia
- monolith
- secret society
- select committee
- society
- the old guard
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