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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center [syn: London, Greater London, British capital, capital of the United Kingdom]
2: United States writer of novels based on experiences in the Klondike gold rush (1876-1916) [syn: London, Jack London, John Griffith Chaney]

Merriam Webster's

I. biographical name John Griffith 1876-1916 Jack London American writer II. geographical name 1. city Canada in SE Ontario on Thames River population 336,539 2. city & port SE England capital of United Kingdom formerly constituting an administrative county; comprises City of London (or The City (approximately coextensive with ancient ) Londinium ; population 4000) & 32 other boroughs, which together are referred to as the metropolitan county of Greater London (area 632 square miles or 1637 square kilometers, population 6,377,900) • Londoner noun

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.