academia

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academia
feminine noun
1school, academy (colegio)
  • academia de idiomas -> language school
  • academia militar -> military academy
2academy (sociedad)

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academia [ah-cah-day’-me-ah]
noun
1Academy; university; literary society, school. (f)
  • Academia de baile -> dance school
  • Academia de comercio -> business school
  • Academia de conductores -> driving school
  • Academia de idiomas -> language school
  • Academia militar -> military academy
  • Academia de música -> music school
2A naked figure designed from nature. (f)
In particular, the Spanish Academy, officially charged with the pureness of the language. It was founded in Madrid early in the eighteenth century.

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academia
sustantivo:femenino
1 (establecimiento) academy; (Escol) (private) school
la Real Academia the Spanish Academy; la Real Academia de la Historia the Spanish Academy of History
academia de baile dance school
academia de comercio business school
academia de idiomas language school
academia de música school of music; conservatoire
academia militar military academy
2 (sociedad) learned society
In Spain academias are private schools catering for students of all ages and levels outside normal school and working hours. Some specialize in particular skills such as computing, languages and music while others offer extra tuition in core school subjects and syllabuses. For people hoping to do well enough in the oposiciones to get a post in the public sector, there are academias offering special preparatory courses for these notoriously difficult competitive examinations.
academiasoposicionesacademias
note note See culture box in entry oposición.

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