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London Bridge

London Bridge proper noun: a bridge across the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark. The first bridge was probably built in Roman times.

Proper noun

London Bridge

  1. A bridge across the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark. The first bridge was probably built in Roman times.
  2. An important railway station in Southwark, near the bridge, with both terminal and through platforms, also served by the Northern and Jubilee underground lines
  3. The area of London in the borough of Southwark immediately surrounding the station (OS grid ref TQ3280).

Origin of London Bridge

From Old English Lundene bryċġ (literally “London's Bridge” or “the Bridge of London”).

Questions about London Bridge

What does London Bridge mean?
London Bridge means a bridge across the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark. The first bridge was probably built in Roman times.
What part of speech is London Bridge?
London Bridge is a proper noun.

Words near London Bridge in the dictionary

  1. Londinensian
  2. Londinian
  3. Londinium
  4. Londo
  5. London
  6. London Bridge
  7. London broil
  8. London broils
  9. London bus
  10. London City
  11. London Clay

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Adapted from Wiktionary: London Bridge (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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