noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈlʌn.dən.ə(ɹ)/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A person from, or an inhabitant of, London.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Londonite
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a native or resident of London
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: English person
Narrower terms: Cockney
History
Etymology
From Middle English Londonere, from Old English Lundenware, Lundenwaran pl (“Londoners”), from Lunden (“London”) + -ware pl (suffix denoting inhabitants), equivalent to London + -er (“inhabitant of”, demonymic suffix).
Across languages
Translations
70 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Londenaar
— person from or inhabitant of London
Arabic:
لَنْدَنِيّ
(landaniyy)
— person from or inhabitant of London
Arabic:
لَنْدَنِيَّة
(landaniyya)
— person from or inhabitant of London
Armenian:
Լոնդոնցի
(Londoncʻi)
— person from or inhabitant of London
Basque:
londrestar
— person from or inhabitant of London
Belarusian:
лонданец
(lóndanjec)
— person from or inhabitant of London
Belarusian:
лонданка
(lóndanka)
— person from or inhabitant of London
Bengali:
লন্ডনী
(lônḍôni)
— person from or inhabitant of London
Catalan:
londinenc
— person from or inhabitant of London
Catalan:
londinenca
— person from or inhabitant of London
Chinese Mandarin:
倫敦人 /伦敦人
(Lúndūnrén)
— person from or inhabitant of London
Czech:
Londýňan
— person from or inhabitant of London
Czech:
Londýňanka
— person from or inhabitant of London
Danish:
londoner
— person from or inhabitant of London
Dutch:
Londenaar
— person from or inhabitant of London
Dutch:
Londense
— person from or inhabitant of London
Esperanto:
londonano
— person from or inhabitant of London
Estonian:
londonlane
— person from or inhabitant of London
Finnish:
lontoolainen
— person from or inhabitant of London
French:
Londonien
— person from or inhabitant of London
French:
Londonienne
— person from or inhabitant of London
Galician:
londinense
— person from or inhabitant of London
Georgian:
ლონდონელი
(londoneli)
— person from or inhabitant of London
German:
Londoner
— person from or inhabitant of London
German:
Londonerin
— person from or inhabitant of London
Greek:
Λονδρέζος
(Londrézos)
— person from or inhabitant of London
Greek:
Λονδρέζα
(Londréza)
— person from or inhabitant of London
Hungarian:
londoni
— person from or inhabitant of London
Icelandic:
Lundúnabúi
— person from or inhabitant of London
Icelandic:
Lundúnabúa
— person from or inhabitant of London
Ido:
Londonano
— person from or inhabitant of London
Irish:
Londaineach
— person from or inhabitant of London
Italian:
londinese
— person from or inhabitant of London
Japanese:
ロンドン人
(Rondon-jin)
— person from or inhabitant of London
Korean:
런던 사람
(reondeon saram)
— person from or inhabitant of London
Macedonian:
ло́ндонец
(lóndonec)
— person from or inhabitant of London
Macedonian:
ло́ндонка
(lóndonka)
— person from or inhabitant of London
Macedonian:
лондо́нчанец
(londónčanec)
— person from or inhabitant of London
Macedonian:
лондо́нчанка
(londónčanka)
— person from or inhabitant of London
Manx:
Lunninagh
— person from or inhabitant of London
Marathi:
लंडनकर
(laṇḍankar)
— person from or inhabitant of London
Norwegian Bokmål:
londoner
— person from or inhabitant of London
Norwegian Nynorsk:
londonar
— person from or inhabitant of London
Old English:
Lundenisċ
— person from or inhabitant of London
Polish:
londyńczyk
— person from or inhabitant of London
Polish:
londynka
— person from or inhabitant of London
Portuguese:
londrino
— person from or inhabitant of London
Portuguese:
londrina
— person from or inhabitant of London
Romanian:
londonez
— person from or inhabitant of London
Romanian:
londoneză
— person from or inhabitant of London
Russian:
ло́ндонец
(lóndonec)
— person from or inhabitant of London
Russian:
ло́ндонка
(lóndonka)
— person from or inhabitant of London
Russian:
лондонча́нин
(londončánin)
— person from or inhabitant of London
Russian:
лондонча́нина
(londončánina)
— person from or inhabitant of London
Serbo-Croatian:
Лондо́нац
— person from or inhabitant of London
Serbo-Croatian:
Лондончанин
— person from or inhabitant of London
Serbo-Croatian:
Ло̀ндо̄нка
— person from or inhabitant of London
Serbo-Croatian:
Londónac
— person from or inhabitant of London
Serbo-Croatian:
Londončanin
— person from or inhabitant of London
Serbo-Croatian:
Lòndōnka
— person from or inhabitant of London
Slovak:
Londýnčan
— person from or inhabitant of London
Slovak:
Londýnčanka
— person from or inhabitant of London
Spanish:
londinense
— person from or inhabitant of London
Swedish:
londonbo
— person from or inhabitant of London
Swedish:
Londonbo
— person from or inhabitant of London
Tagalog:
Londinense
— person from or inhabitant of London
Turkish:
Londralı
— person from or inhabitant of London
Ukrainian:
ло́ндонець
(lóndonecʹ)
— person from or inhabitant of London
Ukrainian:
ло́ндонка
(lóndonka)
— person from or inhabitant of London
Welsh:
Llundeiniwr
— person from or inhabitant of London