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	British Museum (Brit\|ish Museum) a national museum of antiquities in London. Established with public funds in 1753, it includes among its holdings the Magna Carta, the Elgin Marbles, and the Rosetta Stone.		More words in this category Alamo Ashmolean Museum Billingsgate Chequers Cresta Run Eiffel Tower Globe Theatre Independence Hall Maginot Line Marble Arch National Portrait Gallery stoa Summer Palace Tower Bridge Tower of London Trafalgar Square Nearby Words British English British Expeditionary Force British Guiana British Honduras British India British Indian Ocean Territory British Isles British Legion British Library British Museum British National Party British overseas territory British Sign Language British Somaliland British Standard British Summer Time British thermal unit British Union of Fascists British warm