Category:English metonyms

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  1. rhinitis
  2. coryza
  3. catarrh
  4. fuel injection
  5. semiconductor
  6. Tin Pan Alley
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  1. by steam
  2. by sail
  3. by rail
  4. Madison Avenue
  5. Old Bailey
  6. West End
  7. double helix
  8. Kantei
  9. Vegas
  10. St James's Palace

English terms whose origin involves calling a thing or concept not by its own name, but by the name of something intimately associated with that thing or concept.

For more information, see Appendix:English metonyms.


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