London

Proper noun

London (countable and uncountable, plural Londons)

1. 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. A former administrative county of England, created in 1889 from parts of Kent, Middlesex and Surrey, and merged into Greater London in 1965.
3. (metonymically) The government of the United Kingdom, otherwise known as Westminster.
4. A city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, with a population of approximately 300,000.
5. A small agricultural village in the commune of Savigny-sur-Seille, Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, France.
6. 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. An urban neighborhood of the city of Belgrade, Serbia.
8. A small city in Pope County, Arkansas, with a population of approximately 900.
9. A census-designated place in Tulare County, California, with a population of approximately 1,800.
10. An unincorporated community in Moral Township, Shelby County, Indiana.
11. A city, the county seat of Laurel County, Kentucky, with a population of approximately 8,000.
12. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Monroe County, Michigan.