British capital

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British capital - the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center capital of the United Kingdom, Greater London, London Big Ben - clock in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, London Newgate - a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902 Tower of London - a fortress in London on the Thames; used as a palace and a state prison and now as a museum containing the crown jewels Old Bailey - the central criminal court in London Fleet Street - a street in central London where newspaper offices are situated Harley Street - a street in central London where the consulting rooms of many physicians and surgeons are located Lombard Street - a street in central London containing many of the major London banks Whitehall - a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices Trafalgar Square - a square in central London where there is a memorial to Admiral Nelson England - a division of the United Kingdom City of London, the City - the part of London situated within the ancient boundaries; the commercial and financial center of London Greenwich - a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time Bloomsbury - a city district of central London laid out in garden squares Soho - a city district of central London now noted for restaurants and nightclubs Wembley - a southeastern part of Greater London that is the site of the English national soccer stadium West End - the part of west central London containing the main entertainment and shopping areas City of Westminster, Westminster - a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey Pall Mall - a fashionable street in London noted for its many private clubs Wimbledon - a suburb of London and the headquarters of the club where annual international tennis championships are played on grass courts Londoner - a native or resident of London