QUAI D'ORSAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Quai d'Orsay mean? 

• QUAI D'ORSAY (noun)
  The noun QUAI D'ORSAY has 2 senses:

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

2. the French department in charge of foreign affairs; referred to familiarly by its address in Paris

  Familiarity information: QUAI D'ORSAY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUAI D'ORSAY (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

French Foreign Office; Quai d'Orsay

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

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