Dumbarton Oaks

American  

[duhm-bahr-tn] / ˈdʌm bɑr tn /

noun

1. an estate in the District of Columbia: site of conferences held to discuss proposals for creation of the United Nations, August–October, 1944.

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Dumbarton Oaks British  

/ ˈdʌmˌbɑːtən /

noun

1. an estate in the District of Columbia in the US: scene of conferences in 1944 concerned with creating the United Nations

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Dumbarton Oaks

“Amazing stuff,” says Bárbara Arroyo, an archaeologist at the Dumbarton Oaks research library.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 20, 2022

On Sunday afternoons, we see Lem and Jackie strolling around Dumbarton Oaks or the Smithsonian.

From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2022

“Almost anything that’s coming in is going to need a haircut,” says Melissa Brizer, a greenhouse specialist at Washington D.C.’s Dumbarton Oaks.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2021

“Almost anything that’s coming in is going to need a haircut,” says Melissa Brizer, a greenhouse specialist at D.C.’s Dumbarton Oaks.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2021

Just across the street from here is the house that Honorable and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss bought when they gave their fine estate, "Dumbarton Oaks," to Harvard University.

From A Portrait of Old George Town by Peter, Grace Dunlop