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The following is a list of common metonyms. [n 1] A metonym is a figure of speech used in rhetoric in which a thing or concept is not called by its own name, but by the name of something intimately associated with that thing or concept. For instance, "Westminster", a borough of London in the United Kingdom, could be used as a metonym for the country's government.

Contents

Objects

Word or phraseOriginal / literal useMetonymic use
bar The bar in a courtroom that separates judges and lawyers from laypeople All the lawyers licensed to practise law in a certain court or jurisdiction [1]
bench The location in a courtroom where a judge sits when presiding over a court All the judges of a court or jurisdiction; members of a judiciary; the presiding officer (judge) in a court [2]
boots on the ground  Footwear worn by soldiersCombat troops deployed in a geographic area (as opposed to those awaiting deployment and/or in aircraft or ships offshore) [3]
box office A place where tickets are sold, in this example, for movies.A term to describe how well a film is doing. "The film is a hit at the box office."[ citation needed ]
brass A metal alloy (used for or in the manufacture of e.g. buttons, insignia and a family of musical instruments)Military and police officers, [4] often also referring to managers/bosses outside the uniformed[ citation needed ]
bullpenThe area of a baseball field used by relief pitchers to warm up for a gameA baseball team's roster of relief pitchers [5]
capWhite silk hats given to players each time they played for the England national football team A player's appearance in a game at the international level [6]
chinaThe country China Chinese porcelain or other types of ceramic [4]
city hall A city's chief administrative building Local government or, more pejoratively, government in general [2]
corner office An office on a building corner with more windows Corporate leadership, [7] or the Governor of Massachusetts (see below) [8]
crown / Crown A type of monarchical headwear Monarchy, especially the British monarchy (as "The Crown") [9]
dish An item used for serving food A course of a meal, or the foundation of a course (usually the main course) [10]
gunA firearmAn assassin, mercenary or soldier (as in "hired gun") [11]
lead A heavy metal used to manufacture ammunition Bullets [12]
mortalSubject to deathHuman [13]
pink slip A discharge notice (historically, a pink coloured slip of paper in an employee's pay envelope)A layoff or termination of employment [14]
press A machine used to print newspapersJournalists, reporters, or others who write or announce the news
record label The circular label in the center of a vinyl record displaying the manufacturer's nameA music company involved in producing, marketing, and distributing music recordings and music videos [15]
red tapeTape that is coloured redAn over-bureaucratic process [16]
shovels in the ground  Digging in the soil using a variety of tools or machinesCommencement of a construction project – usually one that is major or infrastructural [17]
suitsBusiness attire (plural)Business executives and lawyers [11]
sweatPerspirationHard (physical) work [18]
tongue Oral muscle A language or dialect [19]

Places

Africa

Word or phraseOriginal / literal useMetonymic use
Ikulu The official residence of the president of Tanzania The State House and its administration [20]

Asia

Word or phraseOriginal / literal useMetonymic use
BangaloreA city in Southern India The Indian technology industry [21]
BeijingThe capital of ChinaThe Chinese government, particularly the leadership [22]
Fukushima A city in Japan The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and subsequent Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster [23]
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Two cities in southwestern Japan The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the Allied forces in August 1945 [23]
Malacañang Official Residence of the President of the PhilippinesThe Philippine Government, particularly the President, the Cabinet and his advisers, and the officials under Office of the President of the Philippines.
Raisina HillA Hill in Lutyens' Delhi, New Delhi The seat of the Government of India [24]
Zhongnanhai A former imperial garden adjacent to an eponymous lake in central Beijing, now used as residences The leadership of the Chinese government [25]
Zion A mountain located in Israel The city of Jerusalem or the people associated with it [26]

Europe

Word or phraseOriginal / literal useMetonymic use
10 Downing Street
("Number 10")		 The official residence of the prime minister of the United Kingdom [n 2] The prime minister and his/her staff, [27] often meaning more broadly the UK Government
BrusselsThe capital of BelgiumThe government of the European Union [28]
Buckingham Palace or the Palace A large building in London that is the official residence of the reigning British sovereign The British royal family and its staff [29]
The CityThe City of London, the part of Central London, England, that has the longest continuous recorded historyThe financial (and related) institutions in the United Kingdom [30]
Fleet Street A street in the City of London The British national press [31]
The Hague A city in the Netherlands The International Criminal Court or International Court of Justice, both of which have their seat in the city [32] [33]
Hillsborough Hillsborough an area of Sheffield, United Kingdom and location of Hillsborough Stadium.The Hillsborough disaster in 1989 where 97 Liverpool F.C. fans died in a human crush. Also used as a word for police corruption and cover-up. [34]
Holyrood An area in Edinburgh The Scottish Parliament, which is located in that area, or more generally the Scottish Government [35]
Horse GuardsA cavalry barracks at Whitehall, LondonCommander-in-chief of the British army and his staff before 1857 [36]
Hrad ("The Castle")The Prague Castle and official residence and office of the president of the Czech Republic The president of the Czech Republic and his or her staff, and also the Czech Republic as a whole [37]
Kastilja or Castile Auberge de Castille, an 18th-century auberge in the Maltese capital Valletta The Office of the Prime Minister of Malta [38]
The Kremlin A historic type of Russian fortress or citadelThe Moscow Kremlin and/or the Russian presidential administration; historically, any Russian or Soviet government (e.g. Kremlinology) [39]
M25 A motorway circling the London conurbation London, or the Greater London urban area, though the two boundaries do not precisely coincide [40] [41]
North of Watford Watford Gap, a low point in a hill range used as a divide between North and South EnglandThe North of England [42]
Quai d'Orsay A wharf and adjoining street in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development, which is located at 37 Quai d'Orsay [43]
Savile Row A short street in central London The high-quality bespoke men's suits made by tailors' shops on the street [44]
Scotland Yard The original public entrance (via "Great Scotland Yard") to the headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police Service London or British police, especially detectives [45]
Stormont An estate in County Down, east of Belfast The Northern Ireland Assembly [46]
Sublime Porte A gate giving access to a block of government buildings in Istanbul, Turkey The Imperial Government of the Ottoman Empire (sometimes, more specifically, its foreign policies and relations) [47]
Tamminiemi A villa in Helsinki and a former official residence of the president of Finland Historically the president of Finland, mostly associated with Urho Kekkonen [48]
Threadneedle Street A street in the City of London The Bank of England and/or its directors [49]
The Vatican A small sovereign state located in Rome, Italy The Holy See, and the Roman Catholic Church in general [50]
Westminster A part of Central London, England The Parliament of the United Kingdom [51]
Whitehall A street in the City of Westminster borough of London The Civil Service of the United Kingdom, or more generally the Government of the United Kingdom; the term is often used in a similar context to "Westminster" (above) [51] [52]

North America

Word or phraseOriginal / literal useMetonymic use
Armonk Armonk, New York, where the headquarters of IBM is locatedIBM [53]
Bay Street A street in downtown TorontoThe Canadian financial sector, since the Toronto Stock Exchange, and the headquarters of the five major Canadian banks, are located there [54]
Beacon Hill A neighborhood in Boston The state government of Massachusetts [55] [ verification needed ]
Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, California, a rich enclave of Los AngelesRich and famous people [56]
Broadway A street in Manhattan, New York City Broadway theatre; sometimes, although less accurately, commercial American theatre in general [4]
Capitol Hill or the Hill A neighborhood in Washington, D.C.The United States Congress [57]
Cooperstown A village in upstate New York The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located in Cooperstown, New York [58]
Columbine An unincorporated community in Colorado The Columbine High School massacre, or school shootings generally
Corner office An office on a building corner with more windows Corporate leadership (see above) [7] or the office of the Governor of Massachusetts in the Massachusetts State House [8]
Detroit The largest city in Michigan The American automobile industry [59]
Fifth Avenue A street in Manhattan, New York City The upscale retailers that are generally located along it [60]
The fifth floorThe floor of a building above the fourth floorThe Mayor of Chicago and his or her staff, since their offices are on that floor of city hall [61]
Foggy Bottom A neighborhood in Washington, D.C. The United States Department of State [62]
Hollywood A district of Los Angeles, California The American film industry [4]
Houston A city in Texas NASA's Johnson Space Center, its Mission Control Center within, or NASA in general (from the call sign used by astronauts to contact Mission Control) [63]
K Street A street in downtown Washington, D.C. The American lobbying industry [64]
Langley A small suburb of Washington, D.C., in VirginiaThe U.S. Central Intelligence Agency [65]
Madison Avenue A street in Manhattan, New York City The American advertising industry [4] [66]
Main Street Shopping street of a town, traditionally the site of shops, banks, and local businessesLocal businesses or the "middle class" generally [67] [68]
MontlakeA neighborhood in Seattle, which gives its name to a section of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, a bridge over the canal, and a section of a major road in the area.The Washington Huskies, the sports teams of the University of Washington, whose major facilities are in the vicinity of the aforementioned road (though not in the Montlake neighborhood). [69] [70] [71]
Nashville The capital of the U.S. state of TennesseeThe country music industry [4]
Ottawa The capital of CanadaThe Government of Canada [ citation needed ]
Pearl Harbor The natural harbor on the coast of Oahu island, Hawaii The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan on 7 December 1941 [4]
The Pentagon A pentagonal building in Arlington County, VirginiaThe United States Department of Defense (whose headquarters is housed by the Pentagon building) [72]
Queen's Park An urban park in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada The Ontario Legislative Building (which is located within the park) and/or the provincial government of Ontario [73]
Sand Hill Road A street in Menlo Park, California The venture capital firms that fund startups in the American high-tech industry [74]
Sandy Hook An elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut The mass shooting at the school on 14 December 2012 [75]
Selma Selma, Alabama The U.S. civil rights movement or backlash against the movement [76]
Seventh Avenue A street in Manhattan, New York City The American fashion industry [77]
Silicon Valley San Jose and its suburbs on the southwest side of San Francisco Bay The American high-tech industry [78]
Tin Pan Alley A block along 28th Street in Manhattan The American popular music industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries [79]
Wall Street A street in Manhattan, New York City The American financial markets [4] or "big business" more generally [67]
Washington Washington, D.C., the capital of the United StatesThe federal government of the United States [1]
WatergateThe Watergate Hotel and Office Building in Washington, D.C. The political scandal exposed after a burglary at the Watergate Hotel [4]
The White House The official residence of the president of the United States The Executive Office of the President of the United States (the president of the United States and staff) [1]

South America

Word or phraseOriginal / literal useMetonymic use
Itamaraty Itamaraty Palace in Brasília, former headquarters of the Ministry of External Relations of Brazil.The Brazilian ministry of Foreign Affairs and its diplomats [80]
Jonestown A remote settlement established by the Peoples Temple cult in northwestern Guyana The massacre which occurred on 18 November 1978 in which 918 people died [81]

Oceania

Word or phraseOriginal / literal useMetonymic use
Canberra The capital of AustraliaThe Government of Australia [82]

Numbers

Word or phraseOriginal / literal useMetonymic use
9/11The date September 11 (in American date format)The September 11 attacks [75]

Notes

  1. ↑ Since metonymy – the process by which metonyms are formed – is a productive process, new metonyms can always be created. This list cannot include all metonyms, but only some of those that are identified as common.
  2. ↑ Technically, 10 Downing Street is the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, not the prime minister. However, the two offices have been held by the same person since the early 20th century.

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