Metonymy
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Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something associated with that thing or concept. For example, the word "suit" may refer to a person from groups commonly
The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense and is a common metonym for the US military and its leadership
The White House is the official residence of the president of the United States, and its name is a common metonym for the presidency and cabinet of the United States.
Fleet Street (where most British national newspapers previously operated) is a metonym for the British press
The Kremlin is often used as a metonym for the central governments of both the Soviet Union and modern Russia
Capital city
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A capital city, or just capital, is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other subnational division, usually as its seat of government. A capital is ty
Tokyo, the capital of Japan, and the most populous metropolitan area in the world
Rome, as the capital of the Roman Empire (and present-day Italy), acquired the nickname of Caput Mundi ("Capital of the world").
Beijing, as the last of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China, has served as the country's political centre for most of the past eight centuries.
Tehran, the capital of Iran since the Qajar Empire, and the most populous city in West Asia.