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Merseyside

[ˈmeː.ziˌsaɪð̠]/ˈmɜː.ziˌsaɪd/

Merseyside proper noun: a metropolitan county in northwestern England bordering Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire.

Proper noun

Merseyside

  1. A metropolitan county in northwestern England bordering Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire.
    • United were second-best for long periods as they struggled to adapt to an unfamiliar line-up and were ultimately fortunate to leave Merseyside with their unbeaten league run still intact.2011 October 15, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 1 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport

Origin of Merseyside

From Mersey + -side.

Words formed from Merseyside

Questions about Merseyside

What does Merseyside mean?
Merseyside means a metropolitan county in northwestern England bordering Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire.
What part of speech is Merseyside?
Merseyside is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Merseyside?
Merseyside is pronounced /ˈmɜː.ziˌsaɪd/ (UK).

Words near Merseyside in the dictionary

  1. Mersey
  2. Mersey Forest
  3. Mersey sound
  4. Merseybeat
  5. Merseylea
  6. Merseyside
  7. Merseysider
  8. Merseysiders
  9. mersh
  10. mershet
  11. mershets

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