"Big Ben" meaning in German

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from English Big Ben. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|en|Big Ben}} Borrowed from English Big Ben Head templates: {{de-prop|m|nolinkhead=1}} Big Ben m (proper noun, strong, genitive Big Bens) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Big Bens [genitive], strong [table-tags], Big Ben [nominative, singular], Big Ben [definite, nominative, plural], Big Bens [genitive, singular], Big Ben [definite, genitive, plural], Big Ben [dative, singular], Big Ben [dative, definite, plural], Big Ben [accusative, singular], Big Ben [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. Big Ben (the hour bell in London) Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong
    Sense id: en-Big_Ben-de-name-tlcb-j3o Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, London Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of London: 95 5
  2. (metonymic) Big Ben (the clocktower itself) Tags: masculine, metonymically, proper-noun, strong
    Sense id: en-Big_Ben-de-name-~gGj70l6 Categories (other): German metonyms, German entries with incorrect language header, Nicknames Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Nicknames: 44 56
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