academy in Czech

An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

A society of learned people united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

A society of learned people united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science. [First attested in the early 17th century.]