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Definition academy in British English

academy noun

[countable] noun
/əˈkædəmi/
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a military/police academy

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in the US, a private school that prepares students for college

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in Scotland, a school for children between the ages of 11 and 18

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in England, a school that is funded mainly by the state and partly by other organizations, and controlled directly by central government rather than by local education authorities

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the National Academy of Sciences

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Definition academy in British English