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adj
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.
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name
The Smithsonian Institution, a group of museums and research centers established in 1846 and administered by the United States government.
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History
From Smithson + -ian.
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