Liverpool

American  

[liv-er-pool] / ˈlɪv ərˌpul /

noun

1. a seaport in Merseyside, in W England, on the Mersey estuary.

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Liverpool ¹ British  

/ 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)

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Liverpool ² British  

/ 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

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Liverpool Cultural  

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

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Liverpool was the home of the Beatles.

Other Word Forms

• Liverpudlian
  noun

Example Sentences

Childhood best friends Jo Diop and Kush Burman, from Liverpool, have crossed the finish line first to become the series six winners of Race Across The World.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Liverpool, too, claimed a pair of titles with a brand of high-octane soccer designed to blow past opponents and leave them in a cloud of red dust.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

“Pep is the best coach in the world,” Jürgen Klopp, the former Liverpool manager and Guardiola’s longtime rival, once said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The study was led by Professor John Wilding from the University of Liverpool in the UK along with fellow researchers.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

My partner was a local woman called Elena who was from Liverpool originally so I didn’t understand most of what she said for the first few days and vice versa.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff