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n] Pronunciation Key | 1. | Jack, 1876–1916, U.S. short-story writer and 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. 5400; 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. Also, Greater London Council. an urban area comprising the city of London and 32 metropolitan boroughs. 7,111,500; 609 sq. mi. (1575 sq. km). |
| 6. | a city in S Ontario, in SE Canada. 240,392. |
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London
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Lon·don
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| London, John Griffith Pen name Jack London. 1876-1916.
American writer of rugged adventure novels, including The Call of the Wild (1903) and The Sea Wolf (1904). |
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London
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| london | |
noun | |
| 1. | the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center |
| 2. | United States writer of novels based on experiences in the Klondike gold rush (1876-1916) |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
London
Capital of Britain, located in southeastern England on both sides of the Thames River; officially called Greater London; a financial, commercial, industrial, and cultural center and one of the world's greatest ports.
Note: Many buildings of central London were destroyed or damaged in air raids, called the Blitz (short for blitzkrieg), during World War II.
Note: London is the home of Westminster Abbey, Hyde Park, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the Tower of London, and the University of London.
[Chapter:] World Geography
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London Mills, IL (village, FIPS 44446) Location: 40.71069 N, 90.26669 W
Population (1990): 485 (199 housing units)
Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 61544
New London County, CT (county, FIPS 11) Location: 41.46730 N, 72.10434 W
Population (1990): 254957 (104461 housing units)
Area: 1725.1 sq km (land), 273.6 sq km (water)
London, TX Zip code(s): 76854
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, MN Zip code(s): 56061
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, 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, 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)
New London, OH (village, FIPS 54908) Location: 41.07944 N, 82.40618 W
Population (1990): 2642 (1022 housing units)
Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 44851
New London, NH Zip code(s): 03257
New London, NC (town, FIPS 46820) Location: 35.44255 N, 80.21985 W
Population (1990): 414 (167 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 28127
New London, MO (city, FIPS 52058) Location: 39.58418 N, 91.39881 W
Population (1990): 988 (428 housing units)
Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 63459
New London, MN (city, FIPS 45682) Location: 45.29929 N, 94.94563 W
Population (1990): 971 (408 housing units)
Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 56273
New London, IA (city, FIPS 56325) Location: 40.92750 N, 91.40731 W
Population (1990): 1922 (792 housing units)
Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 52645
New London, CT (city, FIPS 52280) Location: 41.32967 N, 72.09502 W
Population (1990): 28540 (11970 housing units)
Area: 14.3 sq km (land), 13.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 06320
New London, WI (city, FIPS 56925) Location: 44.39448 N, 88.73956 W
Population (1990): 6658 (2694 housing units)
Area: 12.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 54961
New London, TX (city, FIPS 51168) Location: 32.26921 N, 94.93131 W
Population (1990): 926 (391 housing units)
Area: 23.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
| U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau |
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
London
None\, a. & pron. [OE. none, non, nan, no, na, AS. n[=a]n, fr. ne not + [=a]n one. ?. See No, a. & adv., One, and cf. Non-, Null, a.]1. No one; not one; not anything; -- frequently used also partitively, or as a plural, not any. There is none that doeth good; no, not one. --Ps. xiv. 3. Six days ye shall gather it, but on the seventh day, which is the Sabbath, in it there shall be none. --Ex. xvi. 26. Terms of peace yet none Vouchsafed or sought. --Milton. None of their productions are extant. --Blair. 2. No; not any; -- used adjectively before a vowel, in old style; as, thou shalt have none assurance of thy life. None of, not at all; not; nothing of; -- used emphatically. "They knew that I was none of the register that entered their admissions in the universities." --Fuller. None-so-pretty (Bot.), the Saxifraga umbrosa. See London pride (a), under London.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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