academy
Pronunciation:
/əˈkæd.ə.mi//əˈkæd.ə.mi/noun
Definitions
(usually capitalized) The garden where Plato taught.
(usually capitalized) Plato's philosophical system based on skepticism; Plato's followers.
An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school.
A school or place of training in which some special art is taught.
Example: the military academy at West Point; a riding academy; the Academy of Music.; a music academy; a language academy