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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Take the case of Igbert Marín Chaparro, who in 1999 graduated at the top of his class from Venezuela’s military academy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
After graduating from the military academy, he served in the country's air force for a year before South and North Yemen united in 1990.
From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026
At the time, Stanstead was a military academy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
He applied unsuccessfully for West Point, the elite US military academy.
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025
She suspected that he’d had a crush on her ever since they rescued him and his big sister Bianca from that military academy in Maine; but Annabeth had never felt any attraction to Nico.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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