refer to something as something

refer to something as something
refer to (someone/something) as (someone/something) to call someone or something by a particular name.

Some people referred to them as freedom fighters, but to me they were terrorists.

The area south of 9th Street is referred to as the South Slope.

His real name is Charles, but his friends refer to him as “Chuck.”


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