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Smith`so´ni`an (~sō´nĭ`an)

Of or pertaining to the Englishman J. L. M. Smithson, or to the national institution of learning which he endowed at Washington, D. C.; as, the Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Reports.

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Greenough Langley Renwick Skivvies smithereens Smithson Smithsonian Institution			All the papers, pamphlets, reports-- all the journals published by the scientific, literary, and religious societies enlarged upon its advantages; and the Society of Natural History of Boston, the Society of Science and Art of Albany, the Geographical and Statistical Society of New York, the Philosophical Society of Philadelphia, and the Smithsonian of Washington sent innumerable letters of congratulation to the Gun Club, together with offers of immediate assistance and money. From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context Ah, if I had only known then that he was only a common mortal, and that his mission had nothing more overpowering about it than the collecting of seeds and uncommon yams and extraordinary cabbages and peculiar bullfrogs for that poor, useless, innocent, mildewed old fossil the Smithsonian Institute, I would have felt so much relieved. The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context			smilo smilo grass smilodon Smilt Sminthurid smir smirch smirk smirker smirkingly Smirky smit Smitane smite Smiter Smith Smith Hamilton Othanel Smith Island Smith, Michael Smithcraft Smither smithereens smithery Smithing Smithson Smithsonian Smithsonian Institution smithsonite smithy Smitt smitten Smittle Smitty Stevens smock Smock frock smock mill Smock race Smock-faced smocked smocking Smockless smog smog alert smogginess smoggy Smokable smoke smoke alarm smoke and mirrors Smoke arch Smoke ball			Smithing Smithing Smithing forges Smithing forges Smithing forges Smithing forges smithite SmithKline Beecham Smithkline Beecham Clinical Laboratories SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare SmithKline Beecham Quality of Life Smithornithinae Smithornithinae Smiths Smiths Smiths Smiths Falls Smiths Falls and District Collegiate Institute Smiths Falls Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario Smiths Falls Water Commission Smiths Falls, Ontario Smithson Smithson Smithson Tenant Smithson Tennant Smithson Valley High School Smithson Valley Middle School Smithson, James Louis Macie Smithson, Robert Smithson, Robert Smithsonian Smithsonian Affair Smithsonian Agreement Smithsonian American Art Museum Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Smithsonian Business Ventures Smithsonian Center for Archives Conservation Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education Smithsonian conspiracy Smithsonian conspiracy Smithsonian Contributions to Astrophysics Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Smithsonian Insitute Smithsonian Insitute Smithsonian Insitute Smithsonian Institute Smithsonian Institute Smithsonian Institute Smithsonian Institute Washington Smithsonian Institute Washington Smithsonian Institute Washington Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution

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