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Liv⋅er⋅pool

  [liv-er-pool]
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–noun
a seaport in Merseyside, in W England, on the Mersey estuary. 548,800.
Related forms:
Liv⋅er⋅pud⋅li⋅an  [liv-er-puhd-lee-uhn] , noun, adjective
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Liv·er·pool   (lĭv'ər-pōōl')   
A borough of northwest England on the Mersey River near its mouth on the Irish Sea. First colonized by Norsemen in the late eighth century, Liverpool received a charter from King John in 1207. Today it is highly industrialized and a major port. Population: 469,000.
Liv'er·pud'li·an (-pŭd'lē-ən) adj. & n.
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Cultural Dictionary

Liverpool

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

Note: Liverpool was the home of the Beatles.
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Word Origin & History

Liverpool 
Eng. city on the River Mersey, Liuerpul (c.1190) "Pool with Muddy Water," from O.E. lifer + pol. The adj. and noun Liverpudlian (with jocular substitution of puddle for pool) is attested from 1833.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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