"10 Downing Street" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌtɛn ˈdaʊnɪŋ stɹiːt/ Audio: en-au-10 Downing Street.ogg
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=10 Downing Street}} 10 Downing Street
  1. (UK politics) The address of the residence in London of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Tags: UK Categories (topical): UK politics Categories (place): London
    Sense id: en-10_Downing_Street-en-name-m5Af1cvF Disambiguation of London: 45 7 48 Topics: government, politics
  2. (UK politics, by extension, metonymically) The title or office of the Prime Minister. Tags: UK, broadly, metonymically Categories (topical): UK politics
    Sense id: en-10_Downing_Street-en-name-TP57G7bC Categories (other): English metonyms, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 50 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 50 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 51 16 Topics: government, politics
  3. (by extension, metonymically) The government of the United Kingdom. Tags: broadly, metonymically Categories (topical): UK politics Categories (place): London
    Sense id: en-10_Downing_Street-en-name-xuD37aM5 Disambiguation of UK politics: 38 8 54 Disambiguation of London: 45 7 48 Categories (other): English metonyms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Number Ten, Number 10, No 10 Related terms: 11 Downing Street, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, 24 Sussex Drive
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