| london | | |
| n. (location) | 1. british capital, capital of the united kingdom, greater london, london | the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center. |
| ~ big ben | clock in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, London. |
| ~ newgate | a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902. |
| ~ tower of london | a fortress in London on the Thames; used as a palace and a state prison and now as a museum containing the crown jewels. |
| ~ old bailey | the central criminal court in London. |
| ~ fleet street | a street in central London where newspaper offices are situated. |
| ~ harley street | a street in central London where the consulting rooms of many physicians and surgeons are located. |
| ~ lombard street | a street in central London containing many of the major London banks. |
| ~ whitehall | a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices. |
| ~ trafalgar square | a square in central London where there is a memorial to Admiral Nelson. |
| ~ national capital | the capital city of a nation. |
| ~ england | a division of the United Kingdom. |
| ~ city of london, the city | the part of London situated within the ancient boundaries; the commercial and financial center of London. |
| ~ greenwich | a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time. |
| ~ bloomsbury | a city district of central London laid out in garden squares. |
| ~ soho | a city district of central London now noted for restaurants and nightclubs. |
| ~ wembley | a southeastern part of Greater London that is the site of the English national soccer stadium. |
| ~ west end | the part of west central London containing the main entertainment and shopping areas. |
| ~ city of westminster, westminster | a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey. |
| ~ pall mall | a fashionable street in London noted for its many private clubs. |
| ~ wimbledon | a suburb of London and the headquarters of the club where annual international tennis championships are played on grass courts. |
| ~ londoner | a native or resident of London. |
| n. (person) | 2. jack london, john griffith chaney, london | United States writer of novels based on experiences in the Klondike gold rush (1876-1916). |
| ~ author, writer | writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay). |
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