Lon·don (l n d n)1. The capital and largest city of the United Kingdom, on the Thames River in southeast England. Greater London consists of 32 boroughs surrounding the City of London, built on the site of a Roman outpost named Londinium. Its growth as an important trade center dates from 886, under the rule of Alfred the Great. Since the Elizabethan period (1558-1603) London has dominated its country's political, economic, and cultural life. Population: 7,520,000. 2. A city of southeast Ontario, Canada, southwest of Toronto. Settled in 1826, it is an industrial city whose streets and bridges are named after those of London, England. Population: 352,000. Lon don·er n. |
| London, John Griffith Pen name Jack London. 1876-1916. American writer of rugged adventure novels, including The Call of the Wild (1903) and The Sea Wolf (1904). |
London [ˈlʌndən]
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1. (Placename) 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 Latin name Londinium See also City
2. (Placename) Greater. 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: a Mayor of London and a London Assembly took office in 2000. Pop.: 7 172 036 (2001). Area: 1579 sq. km (610 sq. miles)
3. (Placename) a city in SE Canada, in SE Ontario on the Thames River: University of Western Ontario (1878). Pop.: 325 646 (1996)
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(Biographies / London, Jack (1876-1916) M, US, WRITING: novelist, WRITING: short-story writer, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: adventurer) 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)
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| Noun | 1. |  London - the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural centerBig 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 |
| 2. |  London - United States writer of novels based on experiences in the Klondike gold rush (1876-1916) |
London
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Quotations
"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford" [Dr. Johnson]
"London: a nation, not a city" [Benjamin Disraeli]
"London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained" [Sir Arthur Conan Doyle A Study in Scarlet]
"city of refuge, the mansion-house of liberty" [John Milton Areopagitica]
"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford" [Dr. Johnson]
"London: a nation, not a city" [Benjamin Disraeli]
"London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained" [Sir Arthur Conan Doyle A Study in Scarlet]
"city of refuge, the mansion-house of liberty" [John Milton Areopagitica]
Translations
London [ˈlʌndən]
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