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Lon·don (lun′dən)

London, Jack (born John Griffith London) 1876-1916; U.S. novelist & short-story writer
London2 definition

Lon·don (lun′dən)

  1. capital of England, the United Kingdom, & the Commonwealth, consisting of the City of London & 32 boroughs; port on the Thames: 610 sq mi (1,580 sq km); pop. 7,639,000
    officially called Greater London

  2. Etymology: after the city in England

    city in SE Ontario, Canada: pop. 326,000
  3. historic center of London, England, with its ancient boundaries: 1.05 sq mi (2.7 sq km)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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