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Liverpool

li·ver·pool

UK/ˈlɪvə(ɹ)ˌpuːl/ US/ˈlɪvəˌpɪul/ fairly common

noun

1.

a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country''s major outlet for industrial exports

Origin

From Old English *Liferpōl, from lifer (“thick water”, literally “liver”) + pōl (“pool”). Compare Old English lifrig (“thick, clotted”, literally “livery”).

Phrases

  • Liverpool Plains
  • Liverpool Street
  • seaport in Merseyside

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