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Akademeia

Akademeia proper noun: a grove near Athens (named after the Athenian hero Akademos), where Plato founded his original Akademia in 385 B.C.

Proper noun

Akademeia

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

Origin of Akademeia

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

Questions about Akademeia

What does Akademeia mean?
Akademeia means a grove near Athens (named after the Athenian hero Akademos), where Plato founded his original Akademia in 385 B.C.
What part of speech is Akademeia?
Akademeia is a proper noun.

Words near Akademeia in the dictionary

  1. Akaba
  2. Akabah
  3. Akabane
  4. Akabea
  5. akabeko
  6. Akademeia
  7. Akademi
  8. Akademos
  9. akaganeite
  10. akaganeites
  11. akaganéite

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