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East London

American  

noun

  1. a seaport in the SE Cape of Good Hope province, in the S Republic of South Africa.


East London British  

noun

  1. a port in S South Africa, in S Eastern Cape province. Pop: 135 560 (2001)

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  • East Londoner noun

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Cinematographer Joe Hofmann said he had been left in limbo as he tried to buy a flat in Forest Hill, south east London.

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Hammed Animashaun, from East London, is known for BBC comedy series Black Ops, while his stage credits include the Bridge Theatre's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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A bronze statue of world champion boxer Teddy Baldock has been stolen from an east London park.

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The 30‑year‑old moves from west to east London, where he reunites with Nuno Espirito Santo, who managed him at Wolves.

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He was educated into the “depths of English obliviousness”—the traditional history in which first the Romans and then the English subjugate the Celts and civilize them out of existence—then worked as a student teacher in a “graceless” slum in east London.

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