Litherland

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proper noun

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3397).

OriginOld Norse hliðar ← Old English land →
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Meanings

proper nounLitherland (countable and uncountable, plural Litherlands)

plural Litherlands · alternative Leatherland · alternative Letherland

  1. countableuncountableA town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3397).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishland“land”
  2. Old Norsehliðar
  3. EnglishLitherland

From Old Norse hliðar, genitive of hlið (“slope”), + Old English land (“land”).

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Hitlerland
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APA

Litherland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Litherland

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“Litherland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Litherland. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Litherland,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Litherland.

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