Fort George Gordon Meade

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An army base in Maryland where the National Security Agency has its main office

proper noun

: Fort George Gordon Meade

The National Security Agency is headquartered at Fort George Gordon Meade.

Examples

Many intelligence operations are overseen from Fort George Gordon Meade in Maryland.
She was stationed at Fort George Gordon Meade during her military service.
I visited Fort George Gordon Meade last summer.
Can you tell me more about Fort George Gordon Meade?
Many intelligence operations are overseen from Fort George Gordon Meade in Maryland.
The National Security Agency is headquartered at Fort George Gordon Meade.
She was stationed at Fort George Gordon Meade during her military service.

Synonyms

Fort Meade

vsFort George Gordon Meade

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An Army base in Maryland where the National Security Agency has its main offices

is the same location but uses the longer official name form

Fort George G. Meade

vsFort George Gordon Meade

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An Army base in Maryland that is the main office of the National Security Agency

is the same place but written without the middle initial

Surface Forms

Fort George Gordon Meade main

Morphology

fort + George + Gordon + Meade

The phrase is compositional: 'fort' clearly denotes a military fortification and the following items are personal names, so a learner who knows 'fort' and recognizes names can infer this is a military base named after a person. Specific institutional details (e.g. serving as the NSA headquarters) require encyclopedic knowledge, but the basic meaning 'a fort / army base named after George Gordon Meade' is directly derivable and cross-linguistically familiar.

Etymology

Fort George Gordon Meade was named after the Union general George G. Meade, who led troops to a big victory at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. That's why the military base keeps his full name today and is the army site where the National Security Agency is located.