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Definition of the Library of Congress noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the Library of Congress

noun
 
/ðə ˌlaɪbrəri əv ˈkɒŋɡres/,
 
/ðə ˌlaɪbri əv ˈkɒŋɡres/
 
/ðə ˌlaɪbreri əv ˈkɑːŋɡrəs/
[singular]
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  1. the US national library
    CultureThe Library of Congress was established by the US Congress in 1800 and is on Independence Avenue in Washington, DC. The library has the right to receive two copies of every US work published with a copyright.
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