liverpool

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Liverpool^¹

/ˈlɪvə(ɹ)ˌpuːl/
/ˈlɪvəˌpɪul/
/ˈlɪvəˌpʉl/

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

A city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England; an important seaport in the United Kingdom, and once one of the biggest in the world. […] British potters in Liverpool treasonously inscribed pro-American slogans on 1810s pitchers for the lucrative export trade ($2,000 to $6,000 at William R. and Teresa F. Kurau).
A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
A local government area in New South Wales, which includes the suburb; in full, the City of Liverpool.
A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A small village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.
A neighbourhood of Lake Station, on the site of Liverpool, a former town in Lake County, Indiana.
A village in the town of Salina, Onondaga County, New York, United States.
A small borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States.
A tiny city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States.

noun Liverpools

An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of an oxer or vertical jump with a small pool of water or a tarpaulin underneath.
abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Liverpool bit

liverpool^²

noun liverpools

alternative Alternative form of Liverpool (“horse jump obstacle”).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: manchester, southport, leeds, milan, the kop, merseyside, l'pool, the pool, lpl, anfield, lfc, kopites, wirral, bootle, litherland, west kirby

Translations

Every language

name city in England

Español	Liverpool
한국어	리버풀 Ribeopul
日本語	リバプール Ribapūru
中文	利物浦 Lìwùpǔ
हिन्दी	लिवरपूल livarpūl, लिवर्पूल livarpūl
Português	Liverpool
Français	Liverpool
Deutsch	Liverpool
Italiano	Liverpool, Liverpula
Ελληνικά	Λίβερπουλ Líverpoul
Русский	Ливерпу́ль Liverpúlʹ
العربية	لِيفَرْبُول līfarbūl
עברית	ליברפול

name NY, Canada or Australia

Español	Liverpool
한국어	리버풀 ribeopul
日本語	リバプール Ribapūru
中文	利物浦 Lìwùpǔ
Português	Liverpool
Français	Liverpool
Deutsch	Liverpool
Ελληνικά	Λίβερπουλ Líverpoul
Русский	Ли́верпул Líverpul

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"liverpool." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/liverpool. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

liverpool. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/liverpool

Chicago

"liverpool." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/liverpool.

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@misc{liverpool_2026,
  title = {liverpool},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/liverpool},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}