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smithsonian

/smɪθˈsoʊniən/

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What does smithsonian mean?

adjective

  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.

proper noun

  1. The Smithsonian Institution, a group of museums and research centers established in 1846 and administered by the United States government.

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This apparatus has since been rebuilt and is now in the National Museum of the Smithsonian Institution at Washington.
William J. (William James) Jackman; Octave Chanute; Thomas Herbert RussellFlying Machines: Construction and Operation A Practical Book Which Shows, in Illustrations, Working Plans and Text, How to Build and Navigate the Modern AirshipProject Gutenberg ebook #907
He was not working solely in the interest of the Smithsonian Institute nor to secure material for his book.
Walter Dill ScottIncreasing Human Efficiency in Business A Contribution to the Psychology of BusinessProject Gutenberg ebook #1319
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The cast of this stone in the Smithsonian Institution gives the date eight, instead of seven Ozomatl.
Emory Adams AllenThe Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished RacesProject Gutenberg ebook #2873
During the day I shot two of an apparently distinct species of snipe, to preserve their skins for the Smithsonian Institute collection.
William H. (William Henry) GilderSchwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Franklin RecordsProject Gutenberg ebook #6594
Some interesting light is also thrown into the subject by the specimens obtained by General Wilson and deposited in the Smithsonian Institution at Washington.
Andrew Dickson WhiteHistory of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ChristendomProject Gutenberg ebook #505