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Meaning of word metonym from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

metonym noun

Meaning : A word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing.

Example : Washington is a metonym for the United States government.
Plastic is a metonym for credit card.

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चर्चित शब्द

xx (adjective)
Denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units.

telugu (noun)
A member of the people in southeastern India (Andhra Pradesh) who speak the Telugu language.

insistence (noun)
Continual and persistent demands.

cowpen daisy (noun)
Coarse greyish-green annual yellow-flowered herb. Southwestern United States to Mexico.

republic of yemen (noun)
A republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean. Formed in 1990.

bengali (noun)
(Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus).

salute (noun)
An act of honor or courteous recognition.

jawaharlal nehru (noun)
Indian statesman and leader with Gandhi in the struggle for home rule. Was the first prime minister of the Republic of India from 1947 to 1964 (1889-1964).

golem (noun)
(Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means.

nehru (noun)
Indian statesman and leader with Gandhi in the struggle for home rule. Was the first prime minister of the Republic of India from 1947 to 1964 (1889-1964).