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London en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • lŭ'nən (dialectal)
  • /ˈlʌ.nən/ (dialectal)
  • (UK) audio
  • lŭn'dən
  • /ˈlʌn.dən/
  • /ˈlʊn.dən/ (Northern-England)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *Londinyomder.? Latin Londiniumder.? Old English Lunden Middle English Londene Middle English Londoun English London From Middle English Londoun, from Old English Lunden, from Proto-Celtic via Latin Londinium – see for details. Doublet of Londinium.

Meanings

  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.
    • An eccentric city with a live-and-let-live vibe, London is a place where people can be free to be themselves, find the communities to which they belong and write whatever they want. There are, in a sense, many Londons for writers to explore. 2022 October 12, Bernardine Evaristo, “Read Your Way Through London”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 May 2023:
  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.
  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.
    • The principal economic activity is copra production, the Government copra plantation covering some 5,170 ha. The population in 1989 was estimated at 2,000, the great majority of whom live in London, Banana and Poland villages in the west. 1993, Derek A. Scott, “A DIRECTORY OF WETLANDS IN OCEANIA”, in Wetlands International, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2018, page 188:
  7. (countable, uncountable) An urban neighborhood of the city of Belgrade, Serbia.
  8. (countable, uncountable) Several places in the United States: ▸ A small city in Pope County, Arkansas, with a population of approximately 900.
  9. (countable, uncountable) Several places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Tulare County, California, with a population of approximately 1,800.
  10. (countable, uncountable) Several places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Moral Township, Shelby County, Indiana.
  11. (countable, uncountable) Several places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Laurel County, Kentucky, with a population of approximately 8,000.
  12. (countable, uncountable) Several places in the United States: ▸ A township and unincorporated community therein, in Monroe County, Michigan.
  13. (countable, uncountable) Several places in the United States: ▸ A township and unincorporated community therein, in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
  14. (countable, uncountable) Several places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Madison County, Ohio, with a population of approximately 9,000.
  15. (countable, uncountable) Several places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Kimble County, Texas, with a population of approximately 180.
  16. (countable, uncountable) Several places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
  17. (countable, uncountable) Several places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Dane County and Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
  18. (countable, uncountable) A habitational surname for someone from London.
  19. (countable, rare, uncountable) A unisex given name transferred from the place name.
    • Sonja made me promise I would go to college. She said she'd wanted her daughter, Murphy, to go. She'd named her baby Murphy because it could never be a stripper name. But her daughter had changed her name to London. 2012, Louise Erdrich, The Round House, Corsair, published 2013, →ISBN, page 178:

Forms

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Londons Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

London Colney · Lord Mayor of London · London Grove · London rocket · New London · London pride · Londongrad · Inner London · Greater London · Little London · Nylonkong · Londoner · London Bridge · NyLon · East London · London smoke · London Fields · London dispersion force · Londonize · London broil · Londonshire · Tower of London · Multicultural London English · County of London · Outer London · London plane · Londonward · London fog · London bus · London sink · London tuft · London-on-sea · London-centric · Londonish · Londonese · City of London · London-by-the-sea · London moment · London to a brick · London weighting · Londonism · Central London · Londonistan · Londonphile · London Underground · London City · London paste · London Lakes

Descendants

倫敦 · London · 伦敦

Relateds

the City · Cockney

Synonyms

Londongrad (in the United Kingdom) · Moscow-on-Thames (in the United Kingdom) · the Great Wen (in the United Kingdom) · the Smoke (in the United Kingdom) · Rum-ville (in the United Kingdom) · Eine (in the United Kingdom) · Londonistan (in the United Kingdom) · the Big Smoke (in the United Kingdom)

Translations (258)

frp Londro (capital of England and United Kingdom) · km ទីក្រុងឡុងដ៍ (capital of England and United Kingdom) · bn লণ্ডন (capital of England and United Kingdom) · szl Lůndůn (capital of England and United Kingdom) · vls Londn (capital of England and United Kingdom) · mr लंडन (capital of England and United Kingdom) · jam Landan (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ka ლონდონის (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · new लन्दन (capital of England and United Kingdom) · tet Londres (capital of England and United Kingdom) · gl Londres (capital of England and United Kingdom) · scn Lònnira (capital of England and United Kingdom) · koi Лондон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · nb London (in Ontario, Canada) · om Landan (capital of England and United Kingdom) · el λονδρέζικος (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · ms London (capital of England and United Kingdom) · yue 倫敦 /伦敦 (capital of England and United Kingdom) · hy Լոնդոնյան (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · it londinese (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · sa लन्डन् (capital of England and United Kingdom) · sa लण्ड्र (capital of England and United Kingdom) · tpi Landen (capital of England and United Kingdom) · fi Lontoo (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ko 런던 (in Ontario, Canada) · ml ലണ്ഡൻ (capital of England and United Kingdom) · de London (capital of England and United Kingdom) · csb Londin (capital of England and United Kingdom) · hu London (capital of England and United Kingdom) · bn লন্ডনী (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · af Londens (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · lad Londra (capital of England and United Kingdom) · te లండను (capital of England and United Kingdom) · xmf ლონდონი (capital of England and United Kingdom) · lo ລອນດອນ (capital of England and United Kingdom) · pt London (in Ontario, Canada) · ne लण्डन (capital of England and United Kingdom) · es londinense (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · tl Londres (capital of England and United Kingdom) · an Londres (capital of England and United Kingdom) · mt Londiniż (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · gd Lunnainn (capital of England and United Kingdom) · uk Ло́ндон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · kk Лондон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · tt London (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · hak 倫敦 /伦敦 (capital of England and United Kingdom) · sk Londýn (capital of England and United Kingdom) · da London (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ca Londres (capital of England and United Kingdom) · fj Londoni (capital of England and United Kingdom) · de London (in Ontario, Canada) · ar لُنْدُن (capital of England and United Kingdom) · el Λονδίνο (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ar لُنْدْرَة (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ka ლონდონი (capital of England and United Kingdom) · yue 倫敦 /伦敦 (in Ontario, Canada) · fr Londres (capital of England and United Kingdom) · sk londýnsky (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · li Lónje (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ilo Londres (capital of England and United Kingdom) · fi London (in Ontario, Canada) · ady Лондон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · li Londe (capital of England and United Kingdom) · nl Londen (capital of England and United Kingdom) · pt de Londres (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · nrf Londres (capital of England and United Kingdom) · br Londrez (capital of England and United Kingdom) · my လန်ဒန်မြို့ (capital of England and United Kingdom) · la Londinium (capital of England and United Kingdom) · nap Londra (capital of England and United Kingdom) · tr London (in Ontario, Canada) · af Londen (capital of England and United Kingdom) · cmn 倫敦 /伦敦 (in Ontario, Canada) · cs Londýn (capital of England and United Kingdom) · mi Rānana (capital of England and United Kingdom) · cv Лондон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · he לוֹנְדּוֹן (capital of England and United Kingdom) · or ଲଣ୍ଡନ (capital of England and United Kingdom) · is Lundúnir (capital of England and United Kingdom) · pl londyński (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · sq Londër (capital of England and United Kingdom) · xal Лондон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · cy Llundain (capital of England and United Kingdom) · non Lundúnaborg (capital of England and United Kingdom) · fr London (in Ontario, Canada) · non Lundún (capital of England and United Kingdom) · cdo 倫敦 /伦敦 (capital of England and United Kingdom) · vi Luân Đôn (capital of England and United Kingdom) · es Londres (capital of England and United Kingdom) · pnt Λονδίνο (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ug لوندون (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ar لندن (capital of England and United Kingdom) · nl Londens (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · bo ལོན་ཊོན (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ru Ло́ндон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · chr ᎫᎴ ᏗᏍᎪᏂᎯᏱ (capital of England and United Kingdom) · pa ਲੰਡਨ (capital of England and United Kingdom) · lv Londona (capital of England and United Kingdom) · la Lundonium (capital of England and United Kingdom) · hi लंदन (capital of England and United Kingdom) · it di Londra (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · dty लण्डन (capital of England and United Kingdom) · cu Лондонъ (capital of England and United Kingdom) · fy Londen (capital of England and United Kingdom) · es London (in Ontario, Canada) · vec Łondra (capital of England and United Kingdom) · mn Лондон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ba Лондон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · kw Loundres (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ga Londain (capital of England and United Kingdom) · scn Londra (capital of England and United Kingdom) · gur Lɔndɔn (capital of England and United Kingdom) · pt londrino (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · chr ᎸᏂᏓᏂ (capital of England and United Kingdom) · gcf Lonn (capital of England and United Kingdom) · fr de Londres (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · et London (capital of England and United Kingdom) · hy Լոնդոն (capital of England and United Kingdom) · eo Londono (capital of England and United Kingdom) · bn লন্ডন (capital of England and United Kingdom) · nn London (in Ontario, Canada) · rue Лондон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · tg Лондон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · az London (capital of England and United Kingdom) · bh लंदन (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ltg Londons (capital of England and United Kingdom) · bn লন্ডন (in Ontario, Canada) · mt Londra (capital of England and United Kingdom) · nn London (capital of England and United Kingdom) · sv Londons (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · ast Londres (capital of England and United Kingdom) · id London (capital of England and United Kingdom) · uk Ло́ндон (in Ontario, Canada) · ia London (capital of England and United Kingdom) · oc Londres (capital of England and United Kingdom) · de londonisch (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · yo Lọ́ńdọ̀nù (capital of England and United Kingdom) · da London (in Ontario, Canada) · ja ロンドン (capital of England and United Kingdom) · fr londonien (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · kbd Лондон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · wo Londar (capital of England and United Kingdom) · hsb London (capital of England and United Kingdom) · kbp Lɔndrɩ (capital of England and United Kingdom) · sc Londra (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ro Londra (capital of England and United Kingdom) · bg Ло́ндон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · os Лондон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ar اَللُّنْدُنَة (capital of England and United Kingdom) · so London (capital of England and United Kingdom) · be Ло́ндан (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ka ლონდონული (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · la Londīnensis (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · fi lontoolainen (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · sa लण्ड्रज (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · pa لَنْدَن (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ta இலண்டன் (capital of England and United Kingdom) · pl Londyn (capital of England and United Kingdom) · zh 倫敦 /伦敦 (capital of England and United Kingdom) · sco Lunnon (capital of England and United Kingdom) · hu London (in Ontario, Canada) · pt Londres (capital of England and United Kingdom) · rm Londra (capital of England and United Kingdom) · sw London (capital of England and United Kingdom) · it London (in Ontario, Canada) · gu લંડન (capital of England and United Kingdom) · bg Ло́ндон (in Ontario, Canada) · ht Lonn (capital of England and United Kingdom) · wuu 倫敦 /伦敦 (capital of England and United Kingdom) · mk Лондон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ml ലണ്ടൻ (capital of England and United Kingdom) · vi Lôn-đôn (capital of England and United Kingdom) · eu Londres (capital of England and United Kingdom) · gv Lunnin (capital of England and United Kingdom) · kmr London (capital of England and United Kingdom) · uz London (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ar لَنْدَن (capital of England and United Kingdom) · sv London (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ha Landan (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ur لندن (capital of England and United Kingdom) · dsb London (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ko 런던 (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · krc Лондон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ko 런던 (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ext Londri (capital of England and United Kingdom) · mt Londiniża (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · sa लण्ड्रः (capital of England and United Kingdom) · el Λόντον (in Ontario, Canada) · mhr Лондон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ky Лондон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · lez Лондон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · nl London (in Ontario, Canada) · cs londýnský (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · udm Лондон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · av Лондон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · haw Lākana (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ja ロンドン (in Ontario, Canada) · sah Лондон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · nb London (capital of England and United Kingdom) · mwl Londres (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ce Лондон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · non Lundúnir (capital of England and United Kingdom) · lij Londra (capital of England and United Kingdom) · lbe Лондон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · sh London (capital of England and United Kingdom) · sd لنڊن (capital of England and United Kingdom) · co Londra (capital of England and United Kingdom) · brh Landan (capital of England and United Kingdom) · is lundúnskur (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · zea Londen (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ru ло́ндонский (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · enm London (capital of England and United Kingdom) · kn ಲಂಡನ್ (capital of England and United Kingdom) · mrj Лондон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · gur London (capital of England and United Kingdom) · pl London (in Ontario, Canada) · nb londonsk (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · sl London (capital of England and United Kingdom) · hy Լոնդոնի (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · lt Lòndonas (capital of England and United Kingdom) · lrc لندن (capital of England and United Kingdom) · fa لندن (capital of England and United Kingdom) · sh Лондон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · am ለንደን (capital of England and United Kingdom) · gug Lóndyre (capital of England and United Kingdom) · de Londoner (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · fo London (capital of England and United Kingdom) · be Лёндан (capital of England and United Kingdom) · mk лондонски (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · ang Lunden (capital of England and United Kingdom) · tt Лондон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · es de Londres (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · si ලන්ඩන් (capital of England and United Kingdom) · is Lundúna- (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · et London (in Ontario, Canada) · tr Londra (capital of England and United Kingdom) · it Londra (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ar لَنْدَن (in Ontario, Canada) · bcl Londres (capital of England and United Kingdom) · tk London (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ab Лондон (capital of England and United Kingdom) · yi לאָנדאָן (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ru Ло́ндон (in Ontario, Canada) · ota لوندره (capital of England and United Kingdom) · khb ᦟᦸᧃᧈᦤᦸᧃᧈ (capital of England and United Kingdom) · ps لندن (capital of England and United Kingdom) · pa لَنْڈَن (capital of England and United Kingdom) · grc Λονδίνιον (capital of England and United Kingdom) · io London (capital of England and United Kingdom) · wa Londe (capital of England and United Kingdom) · zh 倫敦 /伦敦 (capital of England and United Kingdom) · sm Lonetona (capital of England and United Kingdom) · nl van Londen (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · th ลอนดอน (in Ontario, Canada) · th ลอนดอน (capital of England and United Kingdom) · hu londoni (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) · la Londonum (capital of England and United Kingdom) · km ឡុងដ៍ (capital of England and United Kingdom)

wikidata: Q84 · wikipedia: en:London