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Smithsonian
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English
Etymology
From en Smithson ian.
Pronunciation
en /smɪθˈsəʊni.ən/ UK
en əʊniən 4
Adjective
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.
Translations
of or pertaining to James Smithson
Spanish: es smithsoniano
Proper noun
the Smithsonian
The Smithsonian Institution, a group of museums and research centers established in 1846 and administered by the United States government.
en 1991 U.S. News & World Report 116 9-16 72 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.
Derived terms
en Blacksonian
en eponyms