Londonnoun
/ˈlʌn.dən//ˈlʌn.dən/the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, in the south-east of England on the River Thames. It has a population of over 13 million people and is the location of the UK Parliament, the Queen's main home Buckingham Palace, the Bank of England, and the London Stock Exchange.
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- Every year people lose things on public transportation in London – the city’s buses, taxis, and subways.
- His underwater boat moved under the River Thames in London for three hours.
- London is famous for its fog.
- Only 50,000 people lived in London then.
- Others said London was the right place for an important king.
- Shakespeare went to London as a young man.
- The producers took the show to London.
- To watch swimming at 10 a.m. in London, you had to get up at 2 a.m. in California!