London

Meaning

1. The capital city of the United Kingdom; capital city of England. Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000.
2. A former administrative county in 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.
4. A city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, with a population of approximately 300,000.
5. A small agricultural village in the commune of Savigny-sur-Seille, Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, France.
6. A village in Kiritimati atoll, Kiribati.
7. An urban neighborhood of the city of Belgrade, Serbia.
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17. A habitational surname for someone from London.
18. A unisex given name transferred from the place name.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlʌn.dən/

Etymology

From Middle English London, from Old English Lunden, from Proto-Celtic via Latin Londinium – see for details. Doublet of Londinium.

Sentences

The station is owned and maintained by Transport for London .

Daly's production was quickly followed by one in London .

She was a member of the Farmers Club and Grillions Clubs in London .

A preserved Napier Gazelle is on display at the Royal Air Force Museum London .