1. A secondary school (usually private)
   "The military academy instills discipline and leadership skills in its cadets"
    
2. An institution for the advancement of art, science or literature
   "She was inducted into the academy for her contributions to marine biology";
   - honorary society
    
3. A school for special training
   "The police academy prepares cadets for law enforcement careers"
    
4. A learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge
   "The Royal Academy of Arts has been promoting artists for over 250 years"
    
5. [UK] In England, a state-funded school for children which is directly funded by central government and independent of the local authority
   "The local comprehensive was converted into an academy last year";
   - academy school [UK]

Derived forms: academies

Type of: establishment, Gymnasium, institution, lycée, lyceum, middle school, school, secondary school

Encyclopedia: Academy, Saint Louis