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London Town
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English
Etymology
From en London town. Compare ang Lundentūn London town.
Proper noun
London Town
en UK chiefly London traditional or poetic London, predominantly the central fifteen or so boroughs.
en 1906 The Man from London Town Sarah Stone Williams 5 There was a man from London Town, Who was so very wise, He jumped into a bramble bush And scratched out both his eyes.
en 2012 Lost Years: The Quest for Avalon Richard Monaco The last other black face she'd seen had been at a tournament in London Town where her lord's son had fought.
en 2014 Shakespeare, Wall Street and My Arabian Nights Adventures George M. Goritz 36 To be in London Town on a Sunday morning is to be awakened by the music of many church bells, which provides an extraordinary experience in itself.
en 2014 Fairy Tales for Young Readers E. Nesbit So it went on for a long time—hunger and poverty for poor Dick, with nothing but his dreams of London Town to give him happiness.