Smithsonian
English
Etymology
Smithson + -ian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -əʊniən
Adjective
Smithsonian (comparative more Smithsonian, superlative most Smithsonian)
- 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
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Proper noun
the Smithsonian
- The Smithsonian Institution, a group of museums and research centers established in 1846 and administered by the United States government.
- 1991, U.S. News & World Report (volume 116, issues 9-16, page 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.
- 1991, U.S. News & World Report (volume 116, issues 9-16, page 72)