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London

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Noun

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

2. jack london, john griffith chaney, london

United States writer of novels based on experiences in the Klondike gold rush (1876-1916)

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London

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noun
1. 
the capital of the United Kingdom, a port in S England on the River Thames near its estuary on the North Sea: consists of the City (the financial quarter), the West End (the entertainment and major shopping centre), the East End (the industrial and former dock area), and extensive suburbs
. Latin name: Londinium See also City
2.  Greater London
3. 
a city in SE Canada, in SE Ontario on the Thames River: University of Western Ontario (1878). Pop: 337 318 (2001)
4.  it's London to a brick
noun
Jack, full name John Griffith London. 1876–1916, US novelist, short-story writer, and adventurer. His works include Call of the Wild (1903), The Sea Wolf (1904), The Iron Heel (1907), and the semiautobiographical John Barleycorn (1913)

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Jack(born John Griffith London) 1876-1916; U.S. novelist & short-story writer
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. 
city in SE Ontario, Canada: pop. 326,000
3. 
City ofhistoric center of London, England, with its ancient boundaries: 1.05 sq mi (2.7 sq km)

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American writer of rugged adventure novels, including The Call of the Wild (1903) and The Sea Wolf (1904).
1. The capital and largest city of the United Kingdom, on the Thames River in southeast England. Greater London consists of 32 boroughs surrounding the City of London, built on the site of a Roman outpost named Londinium. Its growth as an important trade center dates from 886, under the rule of Alfred the Great. Since the Elizabethan period (1558-1603) London has dominated its country's political, economic, and cultural life.
2. A city of southeast Ontario, Canada, southwest of Toronto. It was settled in 1826.

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