Definitions of London
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the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural centerexample of:national capitalthe capital city of a nation
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United States writer of novels based on experiences in the Klondike gold rush (1876-1916)synonyms: Jack London, John Griffith Chaney
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