| London (def. 5). |
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| 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. |
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.
Greater London
metropolitan county of southeastern England that is also generally known as London. A brief treatment of the administrative entity follows. For an in-depth discussion of the physical setting, history, character, and inhabitants of the city, see London. For descriptions from early editions of Encyclopaedia Britannica and from the Book of the Year writings contemporaneous with World War II, see BTW: London Classics
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