academy

A school where people learn a particular skill or prepare for a particular job.

• He joined a dance academy.
• The police academy trains new officers.
• She learned to ride at a local riding academy.

Similar words: training school

Common phrases: military academy, police academy, dance academy

An organization where people receive education, similar to a school or college.

• She studies at a small academy.
• The academy accepts students from several countries.
• He passed the entrance exam for the academy.

Similar words: school, college

Common phrases: enter an academy, private academy, local academy, attend an academy

A group of experts that supports study and work in science, art, or another field.

• She was elected to the academy.
• The academy gives an annual poetry prize.
• Members of the academy discussed recent scientific discoveries.

Similar words: learned society

Common phrases: academy of sciences, national academy, academy member

A school in England funded by the national government and run independently of the local authority.

• The school became an academy last year.
• An academy trust runs three schools in our town.
• The academy receives funding directly from the government.

Common phrases: academy trust, secondary academy, academy school