page_title: Metonymy
hierarchical_section_title: Metonymy
caption_attribution_description: English: The Pentagon, looking northeast with the Potomac River and Washington Monument in the distance. The Tidal Basin is seen just below the Washington Monument. The marina which is visible is in Pentagon Lagoon, which is part of the Boundary Channel of the Potomac River. Trees border the Boundary Channel and exist both on the Virginia shoreline and on Columbia Island (an island in the Potomac River). Deutsch: Das de:Pentagon; Sicht nach Nordosten mit dem Potomac River und Washington Monument im Hintergrund Русский: Пентагон, вид с северо-восточной стороны. На заднем плане река Потомак и ru:Монумент Вашингтона.
context_page_description: Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept.
context_section_description: Metonymy (/mɛˈtɒnəmi/) is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept.
caption: The Pentagon (pictured), the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense, is a common metonym used to refer to the U.S. military and its leadership.
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