London - Dictionary Definition and Overview

London :  (noun)
1: the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center [syn: London, Greater London, British capital, capital of the United Kingdom]
2: United States writer of novels based on experiences in the Klondike gold rush (1876-1916) [syn: London, Jack London, John Griffith Chaney]

Based on WordNet 2.0

London : \Lon"don\, n. The capital city of England.

London paste (Med.), a paste made of caustic soda and unslacked lime; -- used as a caustic to destroy tumors and other morbid enlargements.

London pride. (Bot.) (a) A garden name for Saxifraga umbrosa, a hardy perennial herbaceous plant, a native of high lands in Great Britain. (b) A name anciently given to the Sweet William. --Dr. Prior.

London rocket (Bot.), a cruciferous plant ({Sisymbrium Irio) which sprung up in London abundantly on the ruins of the great fire of 1667.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

London, AR (city, FIPS 41270) Location: 35.32817 N, 93.24007 W Population (1990): 825 (348 housing units) Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72847 London, CA (CDP, FIPS 42566) Location: 36.48095 N, 119.44302 W Population (1990): 1638 (418 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) London, KY (city, FIPS 47476) Location: 37.12797 N, 84.08220 W Population (1990): 5757 (2553 housing units) Area: 19.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) London, MN Zip code(s): 56061 London, OH (city, FIPS 44674) Location: 39.88920 N, 83.44089 W Population (1990): 7807 (3202 housing units) Area: 13.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43140 London, TX Zip code(s): 76854

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of London

skc0602: @SunnyNici took my hubby nearly 4 hrs to travel same distance ; I am worried as only just starting my commute home from London
philipnormal: @TomLeCoyte are you coming to see me in London?
galg: @YaelBeeri what a waste. what a waste. had i relatives in London, i know exactly what they would bring ... want to know what?
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