Fitzwilliam Museum

/ (ˌfɪtzˈwɪljəm) /

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noun

a museum, attached to Cambridge University and founded in 1816, noted esp for its paintings and collections devoted to the applied arts

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Word Origin for Fitzwilliam Museum

C19: named after the 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion, who donated the first collection

Words nearby Fitzwilliam Museum

Fitzhugh, Fitzpatrick, Fitzrovia, Fitzroy, Fitzsimmons, Fitzwilliam Museum, Fiume, five, five-and-ten, five-a-side, five-by-five

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Bluebeard, you know, had a whole museum of them—as that imprudent little last wife of his found out to her cost.
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If, however, I was agreeably surprised by my visit to the theatre, I experienced quite a contrary feeling on going to the Museum.
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