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Metonymy (/mɪˈtɒnɪmi, -nəmi, mɛ-/) is a
figure of
speech in
which a
concept is
referred to by the name of
something closely ****ociated with that thing...
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HaMemshala (Hebrew: בית ראש הממשלה, lit.
House of the Head of Government) or
metonymously as
Balfour is the
official residence of the
Prime Minister of Israel...
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center for the
advertising industry,
which is
metonymously called "Madison Avenue".
Silicon Alley,
metonymous for New York's broad-spectrum high technology...
- City's role as the top
global center for the
advertising industry is
metonymously reflected as
Madison Avenue. The city's
fashion industry provides approximately...
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northern Los Angeles, the nation's second-most
populous city, is also
metonymous for the
American filmmaking industry, the third-largest in the world,...
- road". Figuratively, sect
refers to a (prescribed) way, mode, or manner.
Metonymously, sect
refers to a
discipline or
school of
thought as
defined by a set...
- the
United States,
consisting mainly of
major film
studios (also
known metonymously as Hollywood)
along with some
independent films, has had a
large effect...
- Hadad.
Because of the mountain's
importance and location, it came to
metonymously signify "north" in Hebrew; the name is
therefore sometimes given in translation...
- lies in its role as the
headquarters for the U.S.
financial industry,
metonymously known as Wall Street.
Manhattan is home to the New York
Stock Exchange...
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usually left
untranslated because there is no
single English word for it.
Metonymously, a "verrine"
designates in the
cooking world a dish
served in a verrine...
