Definition of london London
/lʌˈndʌn/ - [lundun] - Lon•don
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| london - the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center | ||
| Greater London, British capital, capital of the United Kingdom | ||
| england a division of the United Kingdom | ||
| 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 British journalism | ||
| 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 the British civil service | ||
| trafalgar square a square in central London where there is a memorial to Admiral Nelson | ||
| 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 | ||
| london - United States writer of novels based on experiences in the Klondike gold rush (1876-1916) | ||
| Jack London, John Griffith Chaney | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- london (n.)
The capital city of England.
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london
The capital city of the United Kingdom and of England.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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london
The capital and chief city of the British empire, stands on both banks of the Thames, about 60 miles from the sea. It appears first in history under the reign of Claudius, and it was fortified under Constantine the Great. Boadicea, queen of the Iceni, reduced London to ashes, and put 70,000 Romans and strangers to the sword in 61; it was rebuilt and walled in by the Romans in 306; pillaged by the Danes in 839. In 1875 its population was 3,445,160.
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London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom, and also the largest city of United Kingdom. It is in the South-East of England, on the River Thames. It is also known as "Lunnainn" in Scottish, "Llundain" in Welsh and "Londain" in Irish.
In history, London is only the area of the City of London, but now people say London more generally to mean the whole city of Greater London.
People started living in the city 2,000 years ago, and today about 7.5 million people live there. This means it is the city with the most number of people in Europe. People in London come from many different countries, and speak more than 300 different languages. There are also many religions and cultures.
London is an important place for business, finance, and culture. It also has a big influence on world politics, entertainment, media, fashion, and art. It has many famous museums, churches, and popular places for tourists to visit.
History.
The Romans built a city called "Londinium" on the River Thames in AD 43. The name "Londinium" (and then 'London') came from the Celtic language of the Ancient Britons. In the year 61 AD, Queen Boudica (a British Celtic queen) and her army destroyed the city. Boudica killed herself when Romans trapped her and the Romans then rebuilt London. London became an important trading city. After the Romans left Britain, no-one lived in the city for a long time because the Anglo-Saxons liked living in the countryside. In the 9th century, people started living there a
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