Liverpool
a seaport in Merseyside, in W England, on the Mersey estuary.
Other words from Liverpool
- Liv·er·pud·li·an [liv-er-puhd-lee-uhn], /ˌlɪv ərˈpʌd li ən/, noun, adjective
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How to use Liverpool in a sentence
He could sing Beatles songs with as much authenticity as the Liverpool lads themselves—and sometimes with even more fervor.
The Greatest Rock Voice of All Time Belonged to Joe Cocker | Ted Gioia | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIsaacs 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.
John Oliver on ‘Last Week Tonight,’ Turning Down CBS, and ‘Nauseating’ American Politics | Marlow Stern | May 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEpstein was the eldest son in a successful Jewish business family and he ran a Liverpool record store.
What It Was Like to Watch the Beatles Become the Beatles—Nik Cohn Remembers | Nik Cohn | February 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat made the boys from Liverpool so unique and so damn great?
A Revolution, With Guitars: How The Beatles Changed Everything | Michael Tomasky | January 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The Liverpool and Manchester line and its wonderful success—it paid ten per cent.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowI can perceive none, even though the steamships should still proceed to Liverpool as heretofore.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyIn the next few days they stowed some four thousand tons' dead weight into the Dimbula, and took her out from Liverpool.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingShe arrived in Liverpool on the 22d June, having consumed her fuel in ten days.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThe first newspaper printed in England was the Liverpool Times of this date; it is said to be published at the present day.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel Munsell
British Dictionary definitions for Liverpool (1 of 2)
/ (ˈlɪvəˌpuːl) /
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)
a unitary authority in NW England, in Merseyside. Pop: 441 800 (2003 est). Area: 113 sq km (44 sq miles)
British Dictionary definitions for Liverpool (2 of 2)
/ (ˈlɪvəˌpuːl) /
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
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Cultural definitions for Liverpool
Notes for Liverpool
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