military academy
Americannoun
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a private school organized somewhat along the lines of and following some of the procedures of military life.
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a school that trains people for military careers as army officers, usually as part of a college education.
noun
Etymology
Origin of military academy
An Americanism dating back to 1770–80
Example Sentences
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Culver City’s founder, Harry Culver, set up a military academy on five acres there in the 1920s; 40 years later it was housing tracts.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
In 2011 the U.S. discovered that Osama bin Laden was hiding less than a mile from Pakistan’s leading military academy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
George, a career military officer who graduated from the West Point military academy, was nominated for the role in 2023 by former President Joe Biden.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026
Pakistan's Information Minister Atta Tarar said its military thwarted Afghan drones targeting Swabi, Nowshera and Abbottabad, which is a military garrison city housing the army's military academy.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
He was a very old man when I knew him, but as a young lieutenant just out of military academy he had been assigned to General Miles and he served in the Chief Joseph campaign.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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