(the) United States Naval Academy

(the) United States Naval Academy
the military school that trains officers for the US Navy and the US Marine Corps. It was established in 1845 at ↑Annapolis, ↑Maryland and has about 4 000 students, called midshipmen.
See also:Annapolis

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