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london

/ˈlʌndən/

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What does london mean?

proper noun

  1. The capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England, within Greater London. Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000.
  2. A former administrative county of England, created in 1889 from parts of Kent, Middlesex and Surrey, and merged into Greater London in 1965.
  3. The government of the United Kingdom, otherwise known as Westminster.
More meanings (16)

proper noun

  1. A city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, with a population of approximately 300,000.
  2. A small agricultural village in the commune of Savigny-sur-Seille, Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, France.
  3. A village in Kiritimati atoll, Kiribati.
  4. An urban neighborhood of the city of Belgrade, Serbia.
  5. A small city in Pope County, Arkansas, with a population of approximately 900.
  6. A census-designated place in Tulare County, California, with a population of approximately 1,800.
  7. An unincorporated community in Moral Township, Shelby County, Indiana.
  8. A city, the county seat of Laurel County, Kentucky, with a population of approximately 8,000.
  9. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Monroe County, Michigan.
  10. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
  11. A city, the county seat of Madison County, Ohio, with a population of approximately 9,000.
  12. An unincorporated community in Kimble County, Texas, with a population of approximately 180.
  13. An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
  14. An unincorporated community in Dane County and Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
  15. A habitational surname for someone from London.
  16. (rare) A unisex given name transferred from the place name.
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IPA pronunciation

/ˈlʌndən/

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I have read, in another account of these events, that on Sunday morning “all London was electrified by the news from Woking.”
H. G. (Herbert George) WellsThe war of the worldsProject Gutenberg ebook #36
The groom thought that his master was about to get on board his schooner, which was lying off just below London Bridge.
Emmuska Orczy, Baroness OrczyThe Scarlet PimpernelProject Gutenberg ebook #60
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My aunt’s remains were removed from London, and were buried in the little cemetery attached to the church in her own park.
Wilkie CollinsThe MoonstoneProject Gutenberg ebook #155
Dusk was deepening, and it was not easy even for the London policemen to guess in what exact direction they were treading.
G. K. (Gilbert Keith) ChestertonThe innocence of Father BrownProject Gutenberg ebook #204
And occasionally the black valley space between was traced, violated by a great train rushing south to London or north to Scotland.
D. H. (David Herbert) LawrenceSons and LoversProject Gutenberg ebook #217