military academy

noun

A postsecondary school that prepares its students for military service as an officer.

Similar
service academy
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Meanings

nounmilitary academy (plural military academies)

plural military academies

  1. A postsecondary school that prepares its students for military service as an officer.

    Synonyms: service academy

  2. A secondary school or postsecondary school that incorporates military-like discipline into its educational program, typically leading many of its students to join the military.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA postsecondary school that prepares its students for military service as an officer.

Similar
service academy
Also see
service academy

Translations

Arabic أَكَادِيمِيَّةٌ عَسْكَرِيَّة
  • أَكَادِيمِيَّةٌ عَسْكَرِيَّة (ʔakādīmiyyatun ʕaskariyya)postsecondary officer-prep school
Bulgarian вое́нна акаде́мия
  • вое́нна акаде́мия (voénna akadémija)postsecondary officer-prep school
Chinese Mandarin 軍校 /军校, 軍校 /军校
  • 軍校 /军校 (jūnxiào)postsecondary officer-prep school
  • 軍校 /军校 (jūnxiào)military-discipline school
Czech vojenská akademie
  • vojenská akademiepostsecondary officer-prep school
Danish militærakademi
  • militærakademipostsecondary officer-prep school
Dutch militaire academie
  • militaire academiepostsecondary officer-prep school
Estonian sõjaväeakadeemia
  • sõjaväeakadeemiapostsecondary officer-prep school
Finnish sotakorkeakoulu
  • sotakorkeakoulupostsecondary officer-prep school
French académie militaire
  • académie militairepostsecondary officer-prep school
German Militärakademie
  • Militärakademiepostsecondary officer-prep school
Hindi सैन्य अकादमी
  • सैन्य अकादमी (sainya akādmī)postsecondary officer-prep school
Hungarian katonai főiskola
  • katonai főiskolapostsecondary officer-prep school
Italian accademia militare, accademia militare
  • accademia militarepostsecondary officer-prep school
  • accademia militaremilitary-discipline school
Japanese 士官学校
  • 士官学校 (shikan gakkō)postsecondary officer-prep school
Korean 사관학교, 사관학교
  • 사관학교 (sagwanhakgyo)postsecondary officer-prep school
  • 사관학교 (sagwanhakgyo)military-discipline school
Norwegian Bokmål militærakademi
  • militærakademipostsecondary officer-prep school
Polish akademia wojskowa
  • akademia wojskowapostsecondary officer-prep school
Romanian academie militară
  • academie militarăpostsecondary officer-prep school
Russian вое́нная акаде́мия, вое́нное учи́лище
  • вое́нная акаде́мия (vojénnaja akadémija)postsecondary officer-prep school
  • вое́нное учи́лище (vojénnoje učílišče)military-discipline school
Slovak vojenská akadémia
  • vojenská akadémiapostsecondary officer-prep school
Spanish academia militar
  • academia militarpostsecondary officer-prep school
Swedish militärakademi
  • militärakademipostsecondary officer-prep school
Turkish harp akademisi
  • harp akademisipostsecondary officer-prep school
Ukrainian військо́ва акаде́мія, військова́ акаде́мія
  • військо́ва акаде́мія (vijsʹkóva akadémija)postsecondary officer-prep school
  • військова́ акаде́мія (vijsʹková akadémija)postsecondary officer-prep school
  • військо́ве учи́лище (vijsʹkóve učýlyšče)military-discipline school
  • військове́ учи́лище (vijsʹkové učýlyšče)military-discipline school
Cite this entry
APA

military academy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/military%20academy

MLA

“military academy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/military%20academy. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “military academy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/military%20academy.

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