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Liverpool.

A city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England; an important seaport in the United Kingdom, and once one of the biggest in the world.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈlɪvə(ɹ)ˌpuːl//ˈlɪvəˌpɪul//ˈlɪvəˌpʉl/

  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.

Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈlɪvə(ɹ)ˌpuːl//ˈlɪvəˌpɪul//ˈlɪvəˌpʉl/

  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.

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Where this word comes from

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

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