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academia

academy

noun ah-kah-DEH-myah Less Common
People & Society Education

Origin: From Greek Akademeia, the grove where Plato taught.

Also means

private school

Usage Note

Academia can mean a prestigious learned society (la Real Academia Española), a private tutoring school, or a military school (academia militar). In informal speech academia often refers to a small private language or prep school, not necessarily an elite institution.

Examples

"Estudia inglés en una academia del barrio."

Natural Translation

She studies English at a local academy.

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