| 单词 | smithsonian institution |
| 释义 | > as lemmasSmithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution n. (also erroneously Smithsonian Institute) an educational and research complex founded in 1846 in Washington, D.C., from an endowment by James Lewis Smithson (1764–1829), which now consists of a large group of museums and research centres administered by the United States government. ΘΚΠ society > education > place of education > [noun] > educational institution > specific institutions > the Smithsonian Smithsonian Institution1826 Smithsonian1856 1826 J. Smithson Will 23 Oct. in Niles' Reg. (1836) 2 Jan. 310/2 I then bequeath the whole of my property, subject to the Annuity..to the United States of America, to found, at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men. 1836 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 1 Jan. The following is the committee..for the purpose of founding an Institution at Washington to be called the Smithsonian Institute. 1901 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 27 Oct. 4/4 The Smithsonian Institution has recently acquired the most remarkably artificial pearl in existence. 1954 W. McCullough Illustr. Handbk. Child Care vii. 144 We saw the Smithsonian Institute and art galleries today. 2013 Observer 1 Sept. (New Review section) 7/4 It was only a fortnight ago that the Smithsonian Institution announced the classification of an entirely new animal, the olinguito. < as lemmas |
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