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Lewisham

[ loo-uh-shuhm ]

noun

  1. a borough of Greater London, England.


Lewisham

/ ˈluːɪʃəm /

noun

  1. a borough of S Greater London, on the River Thames. Pop: 248 300 (2003 est). Area: 35 sq km (13 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

A spokesman for Lewisham council said last year that it would be forced to act if the family returned to Britain.

In Lewisham Churchyard is one of the death's head series almost sui generis.

An instance occurs at Lewisham in which the idea is conveyed by the pick and shovel under a flourishing palm.

For a great rise in rents following a probable substitution of leases for customary tenures, see the case of Lewisham in Kent.

Lewisham Street and Parker Street are long narrow foot-passages, running east and west, the latter a cul-de-sac.

In Lewisham, London Bridge seems to have had large possessions, since they were let out to farm at the immense rent of £3.

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