Big Ben en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Disputed, possibly after Sir Benjamin Hall, who oversaw the installation of the Great Bell, or after English boxer Ben Caunt.
Meanings
- The hour bell in the Elizabeth Tower (formerly known as the Clock Tower), adjacent to the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, United Kingdom.
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(metonymically) The clock tower itself.
He pulled up his sleeve and there on his scrawny arm hung a Rolex the size of Big Ben.
2015, Dorothea Benton Frank, Carolina Girls:
Descendants
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Synonyms
Translations (41)
kk Биг Бен (the hour bell in London) · nl Big Ben (the hour bell in London) · ko 빅 벤 (the hour bell in London) · az Biq Ben (the hour bell in London) · ar بِيج بِن (the hour bell in London) · sh Биг Бен (the hour bell in London) · lt Didysis Benas (the hour bell in London) · be Біг-Бе́н (the hour bell in London) · ta பிக் பென் (the hour bell in London) · uk Біг-Бе́н (the hour bell in London) · hi बिग बेन (the hour bell in London) · te బిగ్ బెన్ (the hour bell in London) · ur بگ بین (the hour bell in London) · ar بِيغ بِن (the hour bell in London) · sv Big Ben (the hour bell in London) · tt Биг-Бен (the hour bell in London) · th บิ๊กเบน (the hour bell in London) · ml ബിഗ് ബെൻ (the hour bell in London) · ka ბიგ-ბენი (the hour bell in London) · mr बिग बेन (the hour bell in London) · hy Բիգ Բեն (the hour bell in London) · fa بیگ بن (the hour bell in London) · kn ಬಿಗ್ ಬೆನ್ (the hour bell in London) · bg Биг Бе́н (the hour bell in London) · bn বিগ বেন (the hour bell in London) · es Big Ben (the hour bell in London) · is Klukkuturn Westminsterhallar (the hour bell in London) · ru Биг-Бе́н (the hour bell in London) · ja ビッグベン (the hour bell in London) · cmn 大笨鐘 /大笨钟 (the hour bell in London) · fr Big Ben (the hour bell in London) · mk Биг Бе́н (the hour bell in London) · cmn 大本鐘 /大本钟 (the hour bell in London) · he ביג בן (the hour bell in London) · lv Bigbens (the hour bell in London) · el Μπιγκ Μπεν (the hour bell in London) · de Big Ben (the hour bell in London) · fi Big Ben (the hour bell in London) · ja ビッグ・ベン (the hour bell in London) · is Big Ben (the hour bell in London) · pt Big Ben (the hour bell in London)
wikipedia: Ben Caunt · wikipedia: Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover