London

[luhn-duhn]

noun

1. Jack, 1876–1916, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.

2. a metropolis in SE England, on the Thames: capital of the United Kingdom.

3. City of, an old city in the central part of the former county of London: the ancient nucleus of the modern metropolis. 1 sq. mi. (3 sq. km).

4. County of, a former administrative county comprising the City of London and 28 metropolitan boroughs, now part of Greater London.

5. Greater. Also Greater London Council. an urban area comprising the city of London and 32 metropolitan boroughs. 609 sq. mi. (1,575 sq. km).

6. a city in S Ontario, in SE Canada.

London

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/ ˈlʌndən /

noun

1. Latin name: Londinium. the capital of the United Kingdom, a port in S England on the River Thames near its estuary on the North Sea: consists of the City (the financial quarter), the West End (the entertainment and major shopping centre), the East End (the industrial and former dock area), and extensive suburbs See also City

2. the administrative area of London, consisting of the City of London and 32 boroughs (13 Inner London boroughs and 19 Outer London boroughs): formed in 1965 from the City, parts of Surrey, Kent, Essex, and Hertfordshire, and almost all of Middlesex, and abolished for administrative purposes in 1996: a Mayor of London and a new London Assembly took office in 2000. Pop: 7 387 900 (2003 est). Area: 1579 sq km (610 sq miles)

3. a city in SE Canada, in SE Ontario on the Thames River: University of Western Ontario (1878). Pop: 337 318 (2001)

4. slang,  it is certain

London

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/ ˈlʌndən /

noun

1. Jack, full name John Griffith London. 1876–1916, US novelist, short-story writer, and adventurer. His works include Call of the Wild (1903), The Sea Wolf (1904), The Iron Heel (1907), and the semiautobiographical John Barleycorn (1913)

London

1. Capital of Britain, located in southeastern England on both sides of the Thames River; officially called Greater London; a financial, commercial, industrial, and cultural center and one of the world's greatest ports.

London is the home of Westminster Abbey, Hyde Park, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the Tower of London, and the University of London.

Many buildings of central London were destroyed or damaged in air raids, called the Blitz (short for blitzkrieg), during World War II.

Example Sentences

Blackwell signed him, and Mr. Cliff moved to London with the promise of fame there.

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Three goals in the north London derby and now they want to make a statue of him.

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Bodhana, from Harrow in north-west London, said she was "really happy" about her victory.

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The company's head office is in Stratford-upon-Avon, and has sites scattered around the country, including London, Halesowen, Staffordshire, Greater Manchester and Devon.

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Conservationists and citizen scientists have joined forces for a project to save London's "charming little" ice-age hairy snail.

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