akademi
ah-kah-DEH-mee
How to say it
Swahiliakademiah-kah-DEH-mee
Englishacademy (sports, training)
Frenchacadémie
Meaning
A school or a training center, especially one where young players learn football; Tuzo ya Akademi is an Academy Award.
Good to know
N class noun, the same in the plural: akademi ya soka, a football academy.
Examples
- Kijana huyo alikulia katika akademi ya Simba.That young man grew up in the Simba academy.
- Timu imefungua akademi mpya ya vijana.The team has opened a new youth academy.
- Wachezaji wengi bora hutoka kwenye akademi.Many top players come out of academies.
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