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Metonymy (/mɪˈtɒnɪmi, mɛ-/) is a
figure of
speech in
which a
concept is
referred to by the name of
something ****ociated with that
thing or concept. For...
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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...
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northern Los Angeles, the nation's second-most
populous city, is also
metonymous for the
American filmmaking industry. The
major film
studios of the United...
- accountancy, insurance, and the arts in the
United States;
while Silicon Alley,
metonymous for New York's high
technology sphere,
continues to expand. The Port of...
- South) and
Third Avenue in
order to
service it. The street's name has been
metonymous with the
American advertising industry since the 1920s. Thus, the term...
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celebrities involved in the U.S. film industry, as "Hollywood" is a
common metonymous term for that industry; such
marriages are more
commonly known as supercouples...
- 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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heart of Nashville's
entertainment industry,
Music Row has also
become a
metonymous nickname for the
music industry as a whole,
particularly in
country music...
- the Dardanoi, however, "Dardanoi"/"Dardanian"
later became essentially metonymous–– or at
least is
commonly perceived to be so–– with "Trojan", especially...
- The
Flatiron District was the
cradle of
Silicon Alley, now
metonymous for the New York
metropolitan region's high tech sector,
which has
since expanded...
