Answer:

academies

Answer	Crossword Clue
ACADEMIES	Military schools
ACADEMIES	Military schools, e.g.
ACADEMIES	Learning centers

ACADEMIES	Learned societies.
ACADEMIES	Schools.
ACADEMIES	Societies of learned men.
ACADEMIES	Scholarly centers
ACADEMIES	West Point et al.
ACADEMIES	Service sites
ACADEMIES	Places of learning

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.