Metaphors lie close to metonyms, as explained in the latter article, and some of the examples are also a form of metaphor.
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It is also known as the " Farnesina " as a metonym from its headquarters, the Palazzo della Farnesina in Rome.
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Wall Street in New York City, itself a metonym for the entire United States financial system, is probably the most famous such example.
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Since 2003, the term " Clarence House " has often been used as a metonym for the Prince of Wales's private office.
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Iveagh House became the offices of the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, and " Iveagh House " has become the metonym of the Department.
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Most scholars have interpreted the eponymous bridge as a metonym for Yugoslavia, which was itself a bridge between East and West during the Cold War.
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The building is often simply called " Batasan " and the word has also become a metonym to refer to the House of Representatives.
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Since then it has been the home of the Department of Foreign Affairs, and " Iveagh House " has become the metonym of the Department.
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The United States Department of State gained the metonym " Foggy Bottom " when it moved its headquarters to the nearby Harry S Truman Building in 1947.
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The start-up companies, as Silicon Alley, the metonym for New York City's entrepreneurship ecosystem, has expanded from Lower Manhattan into Brooklyn.
