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liverpool

/ˈlɪvə(ɹ)ˌpuːl/

liverpool is the alternative form of Liverpool.

Proper noun capitalized: Liverpool

Liverpool

  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.
    • […] British potters in Liverpool treasonously inscribed pro-American slogans on 1810s pitchers for the lucrative export trade ($2,000 to $6,000 at William R. and Teresa F. Kurau).2009 January 23, Eve M. Kahn, “Conversation-Piece Buys, Maybe. Intriguing Histories, Definitely.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2020
  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 capitalized: Liverpool

Liverpool (plural Liverpools)

  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. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Liverpool bit.

Forms of liverpool

pluralliverpools
pluralLiverpools

Origin of liverpool

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

Words formed from liverpool

Phrases with liverpool

Questions about liverpool

What does liverpool mean?
Liverpool means a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England; an important seaport in the United Kingdom, and once one of the biggest in the world.
What is liverpool the alternative form of?
Liverpool is the alternative form of Liverpool.
What part of speech is liverpool?
Liverpool can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce liverpool?
Liverpool is pronounced /ˈlɪvə(ɹ)ˌpuːl/.

Words near liverpool in the dictionary

  1. Livernois
  2. Livernoises
  3. liverock
  4. Liverpolitan
  5. Liverpolitans
  6. liverpool
  7. Liverpool bit
  8. Liverpool bits
  9. Liverpool kiss
  10. Liverpool kisses
  11. Liverpool Plains

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