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nounUnited States writer of novels based on experiences in the Klondike gold rush (1876-1916)
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nounthe capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural centerpart of:
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- edward King of England who was crowned at the age of 13 on the death of his father Edward IV but was immediately confined to the Tower of London where he and his younger brother were murdered (1470-1483)
- oxford a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
- strand a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels
- soho a city district of central London now noted for restaurants and nightclubs
- thames the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea
- greenwich a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time
- westminster a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
- cockney a native of the east end of London
- cockney the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London
- wimbledon a suburb of London and the headquarters of the club where annual international tennis championships are played on grass courts