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QUAI D'ORSAY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The French department in charge of foreign affairs; referred to familiarly by its address in Paris

Synonyms:

French Foreign Office; Quai d'Orsay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Quai d'Orsay" is a kind of...):

Foreign Office (the government department in charge of foreign relations)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The street in Paris along the south bank of the Seine known for its governmental ministries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

street (a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings)

Holonyms ("Quai d'Orsay" is a part of...):

Latin Quarter; Left Bank (the region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student life)

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