THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS


Meaning of THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS in English

ˌRoyal Aˈcademy, the BrE AmE ( also the ˌRoyal Aˌcademy of ˈArts )

1 . an important British society of artists, whose members use the letters RA after their names. It has a school for artists, and it organizes many ↑ exhibition s (=public shows of paintings etc) , including its well-known Summer Exhibition, which takes place every year and shows new paintings by British artists, including work by ordinary people who are not professional artists.

2 . the building in ↑ Piccadilly , central London, where the Royal Academy's exhibitions take place

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.