Quai d'Orsay

(kā dôr sā; Fr kā dō̂r se)

  1. a street along the bank of the Seine in Paris, on which are located the offices of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  2. the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs

See Quai d'Orsay in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A street paralleling the southern bank of the Seine River in Paris, France, notable for its governmental ministries. The name is used figuratively to refer to the French foreign office.
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