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Etymology

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Borrowed from English London, from Middle English London, from Old English Lunden, from Vulgar Latin *Lundeinju, likely ultimately from Proto-Celtic *Londinyom (place that floods).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /lɔnɖɔn/, [ˈlɔɳɖɔn]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /lɔndɔn/, [ˈlɔndɔn]

Noun

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লন্ডন (lonḍon)

  1. London (the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom)
    লন্ডনে টিউব রেলওয়ে নাম দুনিয়া জোড়া
    lonḍone ṭiub relōẇer nam duniẏa jōṛa
    The world knows the name of London's tube railway
    - Muhammad Abdul Hye
  2. (informal) the United Kingdom
    Synonyms: বিলাত (bilat), যুক্তরাজ্য (juktorajjo)

Derived terms

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