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FOGGY BOTTOM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Foggy Bottom mean?
• FOGGY BOTTOM (noun)
The noun FOGGY BOTTOM has 1 sense:
1. United States Department of State, which is housed in a building in a low-lying area of Washington near the Potomac River
Familiarity information: FOGGY BOTTOM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States Department of State, which is housed in a building in a low-lying area of Washington near the Potomac River
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Foggy Bottom" is a kind of...):
Department of State; DoS; State; State Department; United States Department of State (the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies)
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