Smith‧so‧ni‧an In‧sti‧tu‧tion, the /smɪθˌsəʊniən ˌɪnstəˈtjuːʃən $ -ˈtuːʃən/ (also the Smithsonian)
a large group of different museums and scientific institutions in Washington, D.C., which was established in 1846 using money left by James Smithson, an English scientist

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