Royal Academy
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- proper noun
- UK
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Real Academia
- I visited the exhibition of contemporary art at the Royal Academy in London last weekend.
- Royal Academy of Arts
- Royal Academy exhibition
- Royal Academy in London
Examples
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And that, too, is why we need the Royal Academy: perhaps even more now than 50 or 100 years ago.
Blog text (13) -
An art exhibit displayed in 2005-2006 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, entitled "China: The Three Emperors, 1662-1795," summarized new China's psychology.
Academic text (2007) -
Now, much as I enjoy standing outside the Royal Academy... -
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I studied music at the Royal Academy... under Sir Henry Wood.
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My piano teacher thinks I'm good enough for a scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music.
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I was on my way to the Royal Academy to see the Gainsborough exhibition.
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In 1780, he was unanimously elected to the Royal Academy.
Academic text (1991) -
"Africa: The Art of a Continent," which opened on October 4, 1995, at London's Royal Academy of Arts, was the principal exhibition of africa95.
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The prestigious artist was invited to showcase her work at the Royal Academy this summer.
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He received an award from the Royal Academy for his outstanding contributions to British art.
Synonyms
An art organisation in London that promotes painting, sculpture and architecture
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is compositionally clear: 'royal' indicates a monarchy-endorsed institution and 'academy' denotes a society for the arts, so a learner who knows both words will infer it is an official arts institution. Specific historical details (e.g. founded 1768, located in London) are not derivable, but the basic institutional meaning is transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The Royal Academy began when a king or queen gave official support to a group of top artists, so Royal shows the link to the monarch and Academy means a 'school' for art. That's why today the Royal Academy is a special 'group' or 'school' for artists and public exhibitions.