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English noun: Manhattan Project

1. Manhattan Project (group) a former United States executive agency that was responsible for developing atomic bombs during World War II


Instance hypernymexecutive agency


Part meronymexecutive branch, Executive Office of the President

2. Manhattan Project (act) code name for the secret United States project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II


Instance hypernymlabor, project, task, undertaking









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