-
closely ****ociated with that
thing or concept. The
words metonymy and
metonym come from
Ancient Gr**** μετωνυμία (metōnumía) 'a
change of name'; from...
- The
following is a list of
common metonyms. A
metonym is a
figure of
speech used in
rhetoric in
which a
thing or
concept is not
called by its own name...
- The
cinema of the
United States,
consisting mainly of
major film
studios (also
known metonymously as Hollywood)
along with some
independent films, has...
- K Street,
historically a hub for
lobbying firms and
advocacy groups, has
become a
metonym for the
American lobbying industry....
- to: Hollywood, Los Angeles, a
neighborhood in
California Hollywood, a
metonym for the
cinema of the
United States Hollywood may also
refer to: Hollywood...
- not only as the
common name of the
headquarters building, but also as a
metonym for the
Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)
itself and
police officers, especially...
-
sometimes referred to by the
metonym "Westminster" or "Whitehall", as many of its
offices are
situated there.
These metonyms are used
especially by members...
- the
Korean name "Daehan Minguk" is
sometimes used by
South Koreans as a
metonym to
refer to the
Korean ethnicity (or "race") as a whole,
rather than just...
-
executive branch under a
specific president. Thus, a
metonym is a type of synonym, and the word
metonym is a
hyponym of the word synonym.[citation needed]...
- term
Fleet Street (where most
national newspapers operated)
remains a
metonym for the
British national press. The
communications company WPP is the world's...