Akademeia

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

Etymology

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

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