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liverpool
/ˈlɪvɚˌpul/
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What does liverpool mean?
noun
- Alternative form of Liverpool (“horse jump obstacle”).
- 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.
- Ellipsis of Liverpool bit.
More meanings (9)
proper noun
- A city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England; an important seaport in the United Kingdom, and once one of the biggest in the world.
- A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- A local government area in New South Wales, which includes the suburb; in full, the City of Liverpool.
- A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A small village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.
- A neighbourhood of Lake Station, on the site of Liverpool, a former town in Lake County, Indiana.
- A village in Onondaga County, New York, United States.
- A small borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A tiny city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈlɪvɚˌpul/
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See this word in context.
“I got in about ten minutes ago. I landed at Liverpool this morning and came down on the boat train.”
“And how is it,” said I, “that being a mariner and sailing in a Liverpool ship you do not speak English?”
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It appeared that he had, according to his own tale, walked up from Liverpool, and had been without food for five days.
I had taken eight sovereigns on setting out from London to Liverpool by coach, and I brought one sovereign back with me.
"Liverpool," he said, "has taken firm root in the country by means of the canals" it is young, vigorous, and well situated.