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The capital city of England.

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  1. n. The capital city of England.
  2. The capital city of England. London paste (Med.), a paste made of caustic soda and unslacked lime; -- used as a caustic to destroy tumors and other morbid enlargements. -- London pride. (Bot.) (a) A garden name for Saxifraga umbrosa, a hardy perennial herbaceous plant, a native of high lands in Great Britain. (b) A name anciently given to the Sweet William. Dr. Prior. -- London rocket (Bot.), a cruciferous plant (Sisymbrium Irio) which sprung up in London abundantly on the ruins of the great fire of 1667.
  3. The capital city of England. London paste (Med.), a paste madeof caustic soda and unslacked lime; -- used as a caustic to destroytumors and other morbid enlargements.-- London pride. (Bot.) (a) A garden name for Saxifraga umbrosa, ahardy perennial herbaceous plant, a native of high lands in GreatBritain. (b) A name anciently given to the Sweet William. Dr. Prior.-- London rocket (Bot.), a cruciferous plant (Sisymbrium Irio) whichsprung up in London abundantly on the ruins of the great fire of1667.
  4. n. the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center n. United States writer of novels based on experiences in the Klondike gold rush (1876-1916)