[noun] [C] - an organization intended to protect and develop an art, science, language, etc., or a school which teaches a particular subject or trains people for a particular joba military/police academythe Royal Academy of Dramatic ArtShe was the first woman to be elected to the French Academy.An Academy Award is a prize given in the US by the Motion Picture Academy to someone who has done good and successful work in films.
ACADEMY
Meaning of ACADEMY in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012