accademia

See also: academia

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin acadēmīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía), a grove of trees and gymnasium outside of Athens where Plato taught; from the name of the supposed former owner of that estate, the Attica hero Akademos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ak.kaˈdɛ.mja/
• Rhymes: -ɛmja
• Hyphenation: ac‧ca‧dè‧mia

Noun

accademia f (plural accademie)

1. academy

Related terms

• Accademia delle Belle Arte - art school