Merseyside

[mur-zee-sahyd]

noun

1. a metropolitan county in W England. 250 sq. mi. (648 sq. km).

Merseyside

/ ˈmɜːzɪˌsaɪd /

noun

1. a metropolitan county of NW England, administered since 1986 by the unitary authorities of Sefton, Liverpool, St Helens, Knowsley, and Wirral. Area: 652 sq km (252 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Ten-year-old Jacob from Sefton in Merseyside was diagnosed with a rare metabolic disorder known as non-ketotic hyperglycinemia and is due to move into a hospice on Monday after his condition worsened.

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The bench will be unveiled before Everton take on Newcastle, for whom Speed made more than 200 appearances after leaving Merseyside.

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Residents of Beech Rise and Willow Rise in Kirkby, Merseyside, were forced to move out in July.

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Nine defeats in 12 matches for the first time since the 1953-54 season, three consecutive losses in all competitions by a margin of three goals for the first time since December 1953 - and seven goals conceded in the space of five days at their normally fortress-like Merseyside home.

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In May, Merseyside Police said they believed Doyle had followed an ambulance on to Water Street after a road block was temporarily lifted for crews to attend to a person having a heart attack.

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