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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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