"Big Ben" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Disputed, possibly after Sir Benjamin Hall, who oversaw the installation of the Great Bell, or after English boxer Ben Caunt. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Big Ben}} Big Ben
  1. The hour bell in the Elizabeth Tower (formerly known as the Clock Tower), adjacent to the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, United Kingdom. Categories (topical): Nicknames Categories (place): London Translations (the hour bell in London): بِيج بِن (big ben) [masculine] (Arabic), بِيغ بِن (biḡ ben) [masculine] (Arabic), Բիգ Բեն (english: Big Ben) (Armenian), Biq Ben (Azerbaijani), Біг-Бе́н (Bih-Bjén) [masculine] (Belarusian), বিগ বেন (big ben) (Bengali), Биг Бе́н (Big Bén) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 大本鐘 (Chinese Mandarin), 大本钟 (Dà Běn zhōng) (Chinese Mandarin), Big Ben [neuter] (Dutch), Big Ben (Finnish), Big Ben [masculine] (French), ბიგ-ბენი (big-beni) (Georgian), Big Ben [masculine] (German), Μπιγκ Μπεν (Bigk Ben) (Greek), ביג בן (big ben) [masculine] (Hebrew), बिग बेन (big ben) (Hindi), Klukkuturn Westminsterhallar (Icelandic), Big Ben (Icelandic), ビッグ・ベン (Biggu-Ben) (Japanese), ビッグベン (Bigguben) (Japanese), ಬಿಗ್ ಬೆನ್ (big ben) (Kannada), Биг Бен (english: Big Ben) (Kazakh), 빅 벤 (Bik Ben) (Korean), Bigbens [masculine] (Latvian), Didysis Benas [masculine] (Lithuanian), Биг Бе́н (Big Bén) [masculine] (Macedonian), ബിഗ് ബെൻ (bigŭ beṉ) (Malayalam), बिग बेन (big ben) (Marathi), بیگ بن (big ben) (Persian), Big Ben [masculine] (Portuguese), Биг-Бе́н (Big-Bén) [masculine] (Russian), Биг Бен [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Big Ben [masculine] (Spanish), Big Ben (Swedish), பிக் பென் (pik peṉ) (Tamil), Биг-Бен (english: Big-Ben) (Tatar), బిగ్ బెన్ (big ben) (Telugu), บิ๊กเบน (bík bayn) (Thai), Біг-Бе́н (Bih-Bén) [masculine] (Ukrainian), بگ بین (big ben) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-Big_Ben-en-name-TE33QjjD Disambiguation of Nicknames: 73 27 Disambiguation of London: 80 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of 'the hour bell in London': 100 0
  2. (by metonymy) The clock tower itself. Tags: metonymically Translations (clock tower itself): Big Ben [masculine] (German), Big Ben [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Big_Ben-en-name-2Uk8qUCx Disambiguation of 'clock tower itself': 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (clock): Great Clock
Disambiguation of 'clock': 55 45

Proper name [German]

Etymology: Borrowed from English Big Ben. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|en|Big Ben|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English Big Ben, {{bor+|de|en|Big Ben}} Borrowed from English Big Ben Head templates: {{head|de|proper noun|g=m|head=Big Ben}} Big Ben m
  1. Big Ben (the hour bell in London) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Big_Ben-de-name-tlcb-j3o Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. (by extension) Big Ben (the clocktower itself) Tags: broadly, masculine
    Sense id: en-Big_Ben-de-name-~gGj70l6 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Proper name [Portuguese]

Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English Big Ben. Etymology templates: {{ubor|pt|en|Big Ben}} Unadapted borrowing from English Big Ben Head templates: {{head|pt|proper noun|||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} Big Ben m, {{pt-proper noun|m}} Big Ben m
  1. Big Ben (the hour bell in London) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Big_Ben-pt-name-tlcb-j3o Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [Spanish]

IPA: /ˌbiɡ ˈben/, [ˌbiɣ̞ ˈβ̞ẽn]
Etymology: Borrowed from English Big Ben. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|es|en|Big Ben|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English Big Ben, {{bor+|es|en|Big Ben}} Borrowed from English Big Ben Head templates: {{head|es|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=Big Ben}} Big Ben m, {{es-proper noun|m|head=Big Ben}} Big Ben m
  1. Big Ben (the hour bell in London) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Big_Ben-es-name-tlcb-j3o Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. (by extension) Big Ben (the clocktower itself) Tags: broadly, masculine
    Sense id: en-Big_Ben-es-name-~gGj70l6 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

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