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Liverpool

[ liv-er-pool ]

noun

  1. a seaport in Merseyside, in W England, on the Mersey estuary.


Liverpool

1

/ ˈlɪvəˌpuːl /

noun

  1. a city in NW England, in Liverpool unitary authority, Merseyside, on the Mersey estuary: second largest seaport in Great Britain; developed chiefly in the 17th century with the industrialization of S Lancashire; Liverpool University (1881) and John Moores University (1992). Pop: 469 017 (2001)
  2. a unitary authority in NW England, in Merseyside. Pop: 441 800 (2003 est). Area: 113 sq km (44 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Liverpool

2

/ ˈlɪvəˌpuːl /

noun

  1. LiverpoolRobert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool17701828MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool. 1770–1828, British Tory statesman; prime minister (1812–27). His government was noted for its repressive policies until about 1822, when more liberal measures were introduced by such men as Peel and Canning
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Liverpool

  1. City in northwestern England ; one of the greatest ports and largest cities in Britain , and the country's major outlet for industrial exports.


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Notes

Liverpool was the home of the Beatles .
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Other Words From

  • Liv·er·pud·li·an [liv-er-, puhd, -lee-, uh, n], noun adjective
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Example Sentences

As Liverpool freefalls in the EPL, its chances of winning the Champions League have risen, up to 9 percent.

Liverpool’s form hasn’t been great in the past month, but it’s probably been good enough to take more than 2 points from a possible 12 — and it’s certainly been good enough to score more than zero goals.

I got a number of messages and saw a lot of chatter online wondering why the model still had them as favorites even though they were 8 or 9 points behind Liverpool at one point.

Before the 2020-21 Premier League season began, we wrote that the title was Liverpool’s and Manchester City’s to lose.

Sunagar wrote about the challenges of developing antivenoms with Casewell, Laustsen and venom scientist Timothy Jackson of Liverpool in the August Trends in Pharmacological Sciences.

He could sing Beatles songs with as much authenticity as the Liverpool lads themselves—and sometimes with even more fervor.

Isaacs grew up in Britain, first Liverpool, then London, during a period of economic turmoil and conservative revival.

I was born in Birmingham and my family is from Liverpool, and I lived in London.

Epstein was the eldest son in a successful Jewish business family and he ran a Liverpool record store.

What made the boys from Liverpool so unique and so damn great?

The Liverpool and Manchester line and its wonderful success—it paid ten per cent.

I can perceive none, even though the steamships should still proceed to Liverpool as heretofore.

In the next few days they stowed some four thousand tons' dead weight into the Dimbula, and took her out from Liverpool.

She arrived in Liverpool on the 22d June, having consumed her fuel in ten days.

The first newspaper printed in England was the Liverpool Times of this date; it is said to be published at the present day.

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