Meaning

19 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)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.

  2. (countable, uncountable)A former administrative county of England, created in 1889 from parts of Kent, Middlesex and Surrey, and merged into Greater London in 1965.

  3. (countable, metonymically, uncountable)The government of the United Kingdom, otherwise known as Westminster.

  4. (countable, uncountable)A city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, with a population of approximately 300,000.

    London

    Ло́ндонLóndon

    Ло́ндонLóndon

  5. (countable, uncountable)A small agricultural village in the commune of Savigny-sur-Seille, Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, France.

  6. (countable, uncountable)A village in Kiritimati atoll, Kiribati.

  7. (countable, uncountable)An urban neighborhood of the city of Belgrade, Serbia.

  8. Several places in the United States:

    (countable, uncountable)A small city in Pope County, Arkansas, with a population of approximately 900.

  9. (countable, uncountable)A census-designated place in Tulare County, California, with a population of approximately 1,800.

  10. (countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Moral Township, Shelby County, Indiana.

  11. (countable, uncountable)A city, the county seat of Laurel County, Kentucky, with a population of approximately 8,000.

  12. (countable, uncountable)A township and unincorporated community therein, in Monroe County, Michigan.

Examples

772 sentences
  1. It's eight miles from here to London.

    Звідси вісім миль до Лондона. — uaspeaker

    ruОтсюда восемь миль до Лондона. — vilnat

    deEs sind acht Meilen von hier nach London. — samueldora

  2. He went to London to study English.

    Він поїхав до Лондону вивчати англійську мову. — sadxaka

    ruОн отправился в Лондон для того, чтобы учить английский язык. — Olya

  3. He goes to London once a month.

    Він їздить до Лондона раз на рік. — deniko

    ruОн ездит в Лондон раз в месяц. — Selena777

    deEinmal im Monat geht er nach London. — NadineWohlfahrt

  4. He has been to London three times.

    Він тричі був у Лондоні. — deniko

    ruОн был в Лондоне три раза. — marafon

    deEr ist dreimal in London gewesen. — jast

  5. When did your sister leave Tokyo for London?

    Коли твоя сестра поїхала з Токіо до Лондона? — uaspeaker

    ruКогда твоя сестра уехала из Токио в Лондон? — Hellerick

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
capital of England and United Kingdom:
Русский
By meaning 2
capital of England and United Kingdom:
of, from or pertaining to London in the UK:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
capital of England and United Kingdom:
of, from or pertaining to London in the UK:

Origin

From Middle English Londoun, from Old English Lunden, from Proto-Celtic via Latin Londiniu

From Middle English Londoun, from Old English Lunden, from Proto-Celtic via Latin Londinium – see for details. Doublet of Londinium.

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Synonyms

5 synonyms
in the United Kingdom:EineRum-villethe Big Smokethe Great Wenthe Smoke

Collocations

3 patterns
  • stay in london
  • went to london
  • was in london

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
London — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto