English
London
Etymology

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

Pronunciation Proper noun
  1. A capital city in United Kingdom, ;. 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. (figuratively) The government of the United Kingdom.
  4. A city in southwestern Ontario, with a population of approximately 300,000.
  5. A small agricultural village in Savigny-sur-Seille, Saône-et-Loire.
  6. A village in Kiritimati, Kiribati.
  7. An urban neighborhood in Belgrade, Serbia.
  8. Several places in the United States:
    1. A small city in Pope County, Arkansas, with a population of approximately 900.
    2. CDP in Tulare County, California, with a population of approximately 1,800.
    3. An unincorporated community in Moral, Shelby County.
    4. A city/county seat in Laurel County, Kentucky, with a population of approximately 8,000.
    5. An unincorporated community in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
    6. A city/county seat in Madison County, Ohio, with a population of approximately 9,000.
    7. An unincorporated community in Kimble County, Texas, with a population of approximately 180.
    8. An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
    9. An unincorporated community in Dane County,Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
  9. Surname for someone from London.
  10. (rare) A unisex given name.
Synonyms Translations

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