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Definition of Capital of the United Kingdom
1. Noun. The capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center.
Exact synonyms: British Capital, Greater London, London
Terms within: Big Ben, Newgate, Tower Of London, Old Bailey, Fleet Street, Harley Street, Lombard Street, Whitehall, Trafalgar Square, City Of London, The City, Greenwich, Bloomsbury, Soho, Wembley, West End, City Of Westminster, Westminster, Pall Mall, Wimbledon
Generic synonyms: National Capital
Group relationships: England
Member holonyms: Londoner
Derivative terms: Londoner
Terms within: Big Ben, Newgate, Tower Of London, Old Bailey, Fleet Street, Harley Street, Lombard Street, Whitehall, Trafalgar Square, City Of London, The City, Greenwich, Bloomsbury, Soho, Wembley, West End, City Of Westminster, Westminster, Pall Mall, Wimbledon
Generic synonyms: National Capital
Group relationships: England
Member holonyms: Londoner
Derivative terms: Londoner
Lexicographical Neighbors of Capital Of The United Kingdom
Literary usage of Capital of the United Kingdom
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Literary Life and Miscellanies of John Galt by John Galt (1834)
"... that the capital of the United Kingdom is superabundant, I am only affecting
to be paradoxical ; but I was never less so in my life, and will briefly ..."
2. The Dictionary of Statistics by Michael George Mulhall (1892)
"Jewellery and clothes Sundries Million £ Sterling Total 2.47' 373 750 3-594 He
furthermore estimated the earnings and capital of the United Kingdom and ..."
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