Liverpool

[liv-er-pool] /ˈlɪv ərˌpul/
noun
1.
a seaport in Merseyside, in W England, on the Mersey estuary.
Related forms
Liverpudlian
[liv-er-puhd-lee-uh n] /ˌlɪv ərˈpʌd li ən/ (Show IPA), noun, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for Liverpool

Liverpool1

/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)

Liverpool2

/ˈlɪvəˌpuːl/
noun
1.
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
Word Origin and History for Liverpool

English city on the River Mersey, Liuerpul (c.1190) "Pool with Muddy Water," from Old English lifer "thick, clotted water" + pol (see pool (n.1)). "The original reference was to a pool or tidal creek now filled up into which two streams drained" [Victor Watts, "Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names," 2004]. The adjective and noun Liverpudlian (with jocular substitution of puddle for pool) is attested from 1833.

Liverpool in Culture

Liverpool definition


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

Note: Liverpool was the home of the Beatles.