London

Definitions

1. The capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England, within Greater London. Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000.
   countable, uncountable
2. A former administrative county of England, created in 1889 from parts of Kent, Middlesex and Surrey, and merged into Greater London in 1965.
   countable, uncountable
3. The government of the United Kingdom, otherwise known as Westminster.
   countable, metonymically, uncountable
4. A city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, with a population of approximately 300,000.
   countable, uncountable
5. A small agricultural village in the commune of Savigny-sur-Seille, Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, France.
   countable, uncountable
6. A village in Kiritimati atoll, Kiribati.
   countable, uncountable
7. An urban neighborhood of the city of Belgrade, Serbia.
   countable, uncountable
8. Several places in the United States:
   countable, uncountable
9. A small city in Pope County, Arkansas, with a population of approximately 900.
   countable, uncountable
10. A census-designated place in Tulare County, California, with a population of approximately 1,800.
    countable, uncountable
11. An unincorporated community in Moral Township, Shelby County, Indiana.
    countable, uncountable
12. A city, the county seat of Laurel County, Kentucky, with a population of approximately 8,000.
    countable, uncountable
13. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Monroe County, Michigan.
    countable, uncountable
14. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
    countable, uncountable
15. A city, the county seat of Madison County, Ohio, with a population of approximately 9,000.
    countable, uncountable
16. An unincorporated community in Kimble County, Texas, with a population of approximately 180.
    countable, uncountable
17. An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
    countable, uncountable
18. An unincorporated community in Dane County and Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
19. A habitational surname for someone from London.
    countable, uncountable
20. A unisex given name transferred from the place name.
    countable, rare, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“An eccentric city with a live-and-let-live vibe, London is a place⟳ where people can be free to be themselves, find⟳ the communities to which they belong⟳ and write⟳ whatever they want⟳. There are, in a sense⟳, many Londons for writers to explore⟳.”

“The principal economic activity is copra production, the Government copra plantation covering some 5,170 ha. The population in 1989 was estimated at 2,000, the great majority of whom live⟳ in London, Banana and Poland villages in the west.”

“Sonja made me promise⟳ I would go to college. She said she'd wanted her daughter, Murphy, to go. She'd named her baby Murphy because it could never be a stripper name⟳. But her daughter had changed her name⟳ to London.”

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