United States Air Force Academy
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- proper noun
- /juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɛr fɔrs əˈkædəmi/
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Academia de la Fuerza Aérea de los Estados Unidos
- The United States Air Force Academy is a four-year, coeducational, public liberal arts college located in USAFA, Colorado.
Examples
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Travis Burton is a cadet first class (a senior) at the United States Air Force Academy.
Fiction book (1999) -
Our bus will then depart for the United States Air Force Academy.
Academic text (1994) -
Carlos Bertha, Ph.D., is an associate professor of philosophy at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.
Academic text (2007) -
At the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), the story started hitting the media in November 2004, with the Colorado Springs Gazette taking the lead.
Academic text (2007) -
His visionary efforts were instrumental in the creation of the Cyber Research Center at the Air Force Institute of Technology; the first two graduates of the United States Air Force Academy to enter the Air Force Institute of Technology Cyber Master's Program; the stand-up of the Air Force Cyber School; and an increased emphasis on Air Force recruitment efforts for officers and enlisted for Cyber careers.
Blog text (19) -
His dream was to attend the United States Air Force Academy.
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Travis Burton is a cadet first class (a senior) at the United States Air Force Academy.
Synonyms
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A school that trains people to be officers in the US Air Force at Colorado Springs
Surface Forms
Morphology
united + state + air + force + academy
The name is fully compositional: 'United States' (the nation) + 'Air Force' (the aviation military branch) + 'Academy' (a training institution) directly yields an institution that trains officers for the U.S. Air Force. This literal naming pattern is common and parallels equivalents in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
United States Air Force Academy is a name that explains itself: United States is the country, Air Force is the part of the military that uses planes, and Academy is a school for future 'officers'. So, the name means a U.S. school that trains people to become 'officers' in the 'air force'.