Definition of London
John Griffith 1876–1916 Jack London American writer
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London
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geographical name
Lon·don
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ˈlən-dən
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Definition of London
1
city and port on both sides of the Thames River in southeastern England; capital of the United Kingdom formerly constituting an administrative county; comprises
the City of London
(approximately coextensive with ancient
Lon*din*i*um
play \län-ˈdi-nē-əm, ˌlən-\; population 7400) and 32 other boroughs, which together are referred to as the metropolitan county of
Greater London
(area 632 square miles, or 1637 square kilometers, population 8,174,000)
2
city on the Thames River in southeastern Ontario, Canada population 366,151
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