Akademeia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia). Doublet of academy and academia; see there for more.

Proper noun

Akademeia

  1. A grove near Athens (named after the Athenian hero Akademos), where Plato founded his original Akademia in 385 B.C.
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