London
pronunciation
How to pronounce London in British English:
UK [ˈlʌndən]
How to pronounce London in American English:
US [ˈlʌndən]
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- Noun:
- the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
- United States writer of novels based on experiences in the Klondike gold rush (1876-1916)
Word Origin
- London
- chief city and capital of England, Latin Londinium (c.115), often explained as "place belonging to a man named Londinos," a supposed Celtic personal name meaning "the wild one," "but this etymology is rejected in an emphatic footnote in Jackson 1953 (p.308), and we have as yet nothing to put in its place" [Margaret Gelling, "Signposts to the Past: Place-Names and the History of England," Chichester, 1978]. London Bridge the children's singing game is attested from 1827. London broil "large flank steak broiled then cut in thin slices" attested by 1939, American English; London fog first attested 1830.
Example
- 1. Who is the donald trump of london ?
- 2. London is across the ocean .
- 3. London will become less important .
- 4. London is in 91st place .
- 5. The london summit gave some clues .