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| Abe Saperstein |
U.S. creator, owner, and promoter of the renowned basketball team the Harlem Globetrotters; born in London, England (b.1902--d.1966). |
| beefeater |
a guard at the Tower of London, or a yeoman in the English royal guard. |
| Big Ben |
the bell in the clock tower of the Parliament building in London. [1/2 definitions] |
| Buckingham Palace |
the London residence of the British monarch. |
| crown colony |
a British colony administered by a governor appointed by the home government in London. |
| Fleet Street |
the journalism establishment in London, England, so called after the street on which many newspaper offices are located. |
| Gerry Jackson |
founder and station manager of SW Radio Africa, Zimbabwe's only independent radio station, which is broadcast from London, England. |
| Greenwich |
a borough of London, England, through which the prime meridian passes. |
| Houses of Parliament |
in the UK, the House of Commons and the House of Lords, or the building in London where the houses meet. |
| Inns of Court |
the four groups of buildings in London that house these legal societies. [1/2 definitions] |
| Newgate |
a prison in London that was razed in 1902. |
| Scotland Yard |
the metropolitan police force of London, esp. the detective branch. [1/2 definitions] |
| Thames |
a river in southern England that flows through London into the North Sea. |
| tube |
(informal) (cap.) the London underground railway system (prec. by "the"). [1/8 definitions] |
| Whitehall |
the former royal palace in London, destroyed by fire in 1698. [1/2 definitions] |
| Wimbledon |
the suburb of London, England, where this tournament is held. [1/2 definitions] |
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