capital of the United Kingdom

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capital of the United Kingdom - the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural centerBritish capital, Greater London, 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