Liverpool

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England; an important seaport in the United Kingdom, and once one of the biggest in the world.
  2. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A local government area in New South Wales, which includes the suburb; in full, the City of Liverpool.
  4. A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  5. A small village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.
  6. A neighbourhood of Lake Station, on the site of Liverpool, a former town in Lake County, Indiana.
  7. A village in Onondaga County, New York, United States.
  8. A small borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  9. A tiny city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States.
noun
  1. An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of an oxer or vertical jump with a small pool of water or a tarpaulin underneath.
  2. Ellipsis of Liverpool bit.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Liverpool (“horse jump obstacle”).

Pronunciation

/ˈlɪvə(ɹ)ˌpuːl/ En-uk-Liverpool.ogg

Word forms

Liverpool Liverpools

Etymology

From Old English *Liferpōl, from lifer (“thick water”, literally “liver”) + pōl (“pool”). Compare Old English lifrig (“thick, clotted”, literally “livery”).

Related words

seaport in Merseyside
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