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白厅 (Bái tīng) — Whitehall (street and area in London, metonym for the British government)

Definition

白厅 (Bái Tīng) is London's Whitehall — both the street of government buildings and, as a metonym, the British government itself (similar to how 'Washington' can mean the US government).

noun
Whitehall (street and area in London, metonym for the British government)

Examples

  • 白厅。
    Bái tīng Shì yīng guó zhèng fǔ de zhòng yào xiàng zhēng.
    Whitehall is an important symbol of the British government.
  • 白厅。
    Tā céng zài Bái tīng gōng zuò duō nián.
    He worked in Whitehall for many years.
  • 白厅。
    Bái tīng De jué cè yǐng xiǎng zhe zhěng gè guó jiā.
    Decisions from Whitehall affect the entire country.
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