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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 Riverplay

  Familiarity information: FOGGY BOTTOM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FOGGY BOTTOM (noun)


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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