private academy

collocation in English

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private
adjective
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/ˈpraɪ.vət/us
/ˈpraɪ.vət/
only for one person or group and not ...
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academy
noun[C]
uk
/əˈkæd.ə.mi/us
/əˈkæd.ə.mi/
an organization intended to protect and develop an art, science, language, etc., or a school that teaches a particular subject or trains people for a ...
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(Definition ofprivateandacademyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Local citizens founded aprivateacademyin 1798.
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He was educated in the public schools and aprivateacademy.
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There, he studied in aprivateacademyand devoted his time to watercolor technique.
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It operated as aprivateacademyuntil 1871.
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The structure would serve as home to aprivateacademyuntil 1858.
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He was born into a wealthy family and received his education at aprivateacademy, graduating when he was 13 years old.
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In 1662 this became a grammar school and then in 1828 it became aprivateacademyunder control of the vicar.
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Around 30 per cent had been educated at private academies run by members of the clergy.
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He also attended aprivateacademy.
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Toriello enrolled on a movie director course organized by aprivateacademyof art.
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Government-established schools soon eclipsed the role of private academies by the mid-11th century.
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Education came through small religious schools, private academies, or tutors.
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By the 1780s, most had been replaced by private academies.
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Private academies flourished in the towns across the country, but rural areas (where most people lived) had few schools before the 1880s.
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In the mid-17th century, academies gradually came under government control and sponsorship and the number of private academies decreased.
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Wide interest in scholarly study resulted in the establishment of private academies and educational institutions.
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By the late 12th century, many critics of the examination system and government-run schools initiated a movement to revive private academies.
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Private academies and university programs are the main venues of instruction.
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Beginning in the late 1830s, more private academies were established for girls for education past primary school, especially in northern states.
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While early in the dynasty they were purely private academies, they increasingly became village institutions.
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