(n) the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center, Syn. British capital, capital of the United Kingdom, Greater London

london

(n) United States writer of novels based on experiences in the Klondike gold rush (1876-1916), Syn. Jack London, John Griffith Chaney

londoner

(n) a native or resident of London

london plane

(n) very large fast-growing tree much planted as a street tree, Syn. Platanus acerifolia

new london

(n) a town in southeastern Connecticut near Long Island Sound; an important whaling center in the 19th century

tower of london

(n) a fortress in London on the Thames; used as a palace and a state prison and now as a museum containing the crown jewels

royal society

(n) an honorary English society (formalized in 1660 and given a royal charter by Charles II in 1662) through which the British government has supported science, Syn. Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge

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London

n. The capital city of England. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Londoner

n. A native or inhabitant of London. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Londonism

n. A characteristic of Londoners; a mode of speaking peculiar to London. [ 1913 Webster ]

Londonize

v. i. To impart to (one) a manner or character like that which distinguishes Londoners. [ 1913 Webster ]

Londonize

v. i. To imitate the manner of the people of London. [ 1913 Webster ]

London smoke

. A neutral tint given to spectacles, shade glasses for optical instruments, etc., which reduces the intensity without materially changing the color of the transmitted light. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

London tuft

. (Bot.) The Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

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[伦敦 / 倫敦, Lún dūn] London (capital of United Kingdom) #3951

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