Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A district of western London, England, on the north bank of the Thames River, popular since the 18th century with writers and artists.

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  • proper noun A district on the northern bank of the river Thames in western London.
  • proper noun Any of several places (mostly in the US) named after it.
  • proper noun A type of porcelain once manufactured there.
  • proper noun A female given name, derived from the London borough.

Etymologies

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Old English chalk wharf.

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