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Definition of City of london
1. Noun. The part of London situated within the ancient boundaries; the commercial and financial center of London.
Generic synonyms: Center, Centre, Eye, Heart, Middle
Group relationships: British Capital, Capital Of The United Kingdom, Greater London, London
Definition of City of london
1. Proper noun. area in London, England containing the financial district, usually abbreviated to '''the City'''. ¹
2. Proper noun. the site of the original Roman Londinium ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of City Of London
Literary usage of City of london
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Svrvay of London: Contayning the Originall, Antiquity, Increase, Moderne by John Stow, Henry Morley (1890)
"... anfr " THE city of London (saith Fitzstephen) hath in the east a very ...
city of London ..."
2. The American Revolution by George Otto Trevelyan (1905)
"The new Tory Ministry, which had displaced Godolphin, was actually negotiating
with France; and yet the City of London made preparations for greeting ..."
3. The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of by William Thomas Lowndes (1864)
"Copies in the British Mu^um; City of London ; Inner Temple library, ... A copy
in the City of London library. Privately reprinted in 1835 by Mr. Newberry, ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"It has already been seen that the extent of the city of London, ... The City of
London was very slightly affect«! by the Act and is still governed by the ..."
5. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York public library (1910)
"Г. CI pv 66 A declaration of the Lord Maior [sic] aldermen and Commons of the
City of London, in Common Councell assembled. London: R. Cotes, printer, ..."
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