London


Lon·don

geographical name \ˈlən-dən\

Definition of LONDON

1
city Canada in SE Ontario on Thames River pop 352,395
2
city & port SE England of United Kingdom formerly constituting an administrative county; comprises City of London or The City (approximately coextensive with ancient Lon·din·i·um \län-ˈdi-nē-əm, ˌlən-\ \\ ; pop 4000) & 32 other boroughs, which together are referred to as the metropolitan county of Greater London (area 632 sq miles or 1637 sq kilometers, pop 6,377,900)
Lon·don·er \-də-nər\ noun

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