Londongrad

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Londongrad

/ˈlʌndənɡɹad/ UK

Where it comes from

From London + Russian град (grad, “town”), after placenames such as Leningrad and Kaliningrad.

proper noun

derogatory London, seen as a haven for Eastern European (especially Russian) exiles. In summer 2007 I confronted Alistair Darling, the chancellor of the exchequer, over the “Londongrad” phenomenon.

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"Londongrad." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/londongrad. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"Londongrad." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/londongrad.

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@misc{londongrad_2026,
  title = {Londongrad},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/londongrad},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}