"Big Ben" meaning in French

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Proper name

IPA: /biɡ bɛn/ Audio: fr-Big Ben.ogg [Paris]
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  1. Big Ben (the hour bell in London) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Big_Ben-fr-name-tlcb-j3o Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, London Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of London: 100 0
  2. (metonymic) Big Ben (the clocktower itself) Tags: masculine, metonymically
    Sense id: en-Big_Ben-fr-name-~gGj70l6 Categories (other): French metonyms, French entries referencing missing etymons, French entries with etymon, French entries with incorrect language header, Nicknames Disambiguation of French entries referencing missing etymons: 45 55 Disambiguation of French entries with etymon: 44 56 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Nicknames: 44 56
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