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Smithsonian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /smɪθˈsəʊni.ən/ (UK)

Etymology

From Smithson + -ian.

Meanings

  1. Of or pertaining to James Smithson (c.1765–1829), British mineralogist and chemist whose bequest was used to set up the Smithsonian Institution in the United States.

Forms

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most Smithsonian Degree=Sup lexicographic
more Smithsonian Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Translations (1)

es smithsoniano (of or pertaining to James Smithson)

Smithsonian en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /smɪθˈsəʊni.ən/ (UK)

Etymology

From Smithson + -ian.

Meanings

  1. The Smithsonian Institution, a group of museums and research centers established in 1846 and administered by the United States government.
    • Published in 1982, the now out-of-print computer guide is a real relic, full of dozens of black-and-white pictures of large, bulky computers that you would sooner find in the Smithsonian than on anybody's desk today. 1991, U.S. News & World Report, volume 116, numbers 9-16, page 72:

Forms

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the Smithsonian canonical lexicographic

Deriveds

Blacksonian