Greater London

Greater London

n (Placename) See London¹²

Lon•don

(ˈlʌn dən)

n. 1. Jack (John Griffith Chaney), 1876–1916, U.S. novelist. 2. a metropolis in SE England, on the Thames: capital of the United Kingdom. 3. City of, an old city in the central part of the former county of London: the ancient nucleus of the modern metropolis. 4700; 1 sq. mi. (3 sq. km). 4. County of, a former administrative county comprising the City of London and 28 metropolitan boroughs, now part of Greater London. 5. Greater, an urban area comprising the city of London and 32 metropolitan boroughs. 6,967,500; 609 sq. mi. (1575 sq. km). 6. a city in S Ontario, in SE Canada. 303,165.

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Greater London - the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural centerBritish capital, capital of the United Kingdom, LondonBig Ben - clock in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, LondonNewgate - a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902Tower of London - a fortress in London on the Thames; used as a palace and a state prison and now as a museum containing the crown jewelsOld Bailey - the central criminal court in LondonFleet Street - a street in central London where newspaper offices are situatedHarley Street - a street in central London where the consulting rooms of many physicians and surgeons are locatedLombard Street - a street in central London containing many of the major London banksWhitehall - a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government officesTrafalgar Square - a square in central London where there is a memorial to Admiral NelsonEngland - a division of the United KingdomCity of London, the City - the part of London situated within the ancient boundaries; the commercial and financial center of LondonGreenwich - a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean TimeBloomsbury - a city district of central London laid out in garden squaresSoho - a city district of central London now noted for restaurants and nightclubsWembley - a southeastern part of Greater London that is the site of the English national soccer stadiumWest End - the part of west central London containing the main entertainment and shopping areasCity of Westminster, Westminster - a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster AbbeyPall Mall - a fashionable street in London noted for its many private clubsWimbledon - a suburb of London and the headquarters of the club where annual international tennis championships are played on grass courtsLondoner - a native or resident of London

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