HyperDic: british_capital

English > 1 sense of the expression British capital:
NOUNlocationBritish capital, London, Greater London, capital of the United Kingdomthe capital and largest city of England
English > British capital: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningThe capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center.
SynonymsLondon, Greater London, capital of the United Kingdom
Instance ofnational capitalThe capital city of a nation
MembersLondonerA native or resident of London
Part ofEnglandA division of the United Kingdom
PartsBig Benclock in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, London
BloomsburyA city district of central London laid out in garden squares
City of London, the CityThe part of London situated within the ancient boundaries
Fleet StreetA street in central London where newspaper offices are situated
GreenwichA borough of Greater London on the Thames
Harley StreetA street in central London where the consulting rooms of many physicians and surgeons are located
Lombard StreetA street in central London containing many of the major London banks
NewgateA former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780
Old BaileyThe central criminal court in London
Pall MallA fashionable street in London noted for its many private clubs
SohoA city district of central London now noted for restaurants and nightclubs
Tower of LondonA fortress in London on the Thames
Trafalgar SquareA square in central London where there is a memorial to Admiral Nelson
WembleyA southeastern part of Greater London that is the site of the English national soccer stadium
West EndThe part of west central London containing the main entertainment and shopping areas
Westminster, City of WestminsterA borough of Greater London on the Thames
WhitehallA wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament
WimbledonA suburb of London and the headquarters of the club / club where annual international tennis championships are played on grass courts
Spanishcapital británica, Gran Londres, Greater London, London, londres, Londres
Catalancapital britànica, capital del Regne Unit, Gran Londres, Greater London, London, londres, Londres

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