Metonymy

Not to be confused with meronymy or meronomy.
The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense and is a common metonym used to refer to the U.S. military and its leadership.

Metonymy (/mɪˈtɒnɪmi, mɛ-/)[1][2][3] is a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept.[4]

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  4. ^ "Metonymy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 2022-06-13.