liverpool

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

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.

CommonScrabble 14

Meanings

liverpool1

nounliverpool (plural liverpools)

plural liverpools

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Liverpool (“horse jump obstacle”).

Liverpool2

proper noun
  1. 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).

    2009 January 23, Eve M. Kahn, “Conversation-Piece Buys, Maybe. Intriguing Histories, Definitely.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2020
  2. A local government area in New South Wales, which includes the suburb; in full, the City of Liverpool.
  3. A neighbourhood of Lake Station, on the site of Liverpool, a former town in Lake County, Indiana.
nounLiverpool (plural Liverpools)

plural Liverpools

  1. 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.
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Liverpool bit.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Old English*Liferpōl
  2. EnglishLiverpool

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

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Translations

Arabic لِيفَرْبُول
  • لِيفَرْبُول (līfarbūl)city in England
Bengali লিভারপুল
  • লিভারপুল (libharopul)city in England
Bulgarian Ли́върпул, Ли́върпул
  • Ли́върпул (Lívărpul)city in England
  • Ли́върпул (Lívărpul)NY, Canada or Australia
Chinese Cantonese 利物浦
  • 利物浦 (lei⁶ mat⁶ pou²)city in England
Chinese Mandarin 利物浦, 利物浦
  • 利物浦 (Lìwùpǔ)city in England
  • 利物浦 (Lìwùpǔ)NY, Canada or Australia
Czech Liverpool, Liverpool
  • Liverpoolcity in England
  • LiverpoolNY, Canada or Australia
Finnish Liverpool
  • Liverpoolcity in England
French Liverpool, Liverpool
  • Liverpoolcity in England
  • LiverpoolNY, Canada or Australia
German Liverpool, Liverpool
  • Liverpoolcity in England
  • LiverpoolNY, Canada or Australia
Greek Λίβερπουλ, Λίβερπουλ
  • Λίβερπουλ (Líverpoul)city in England
  • Λίβερπουλ (Líverpoul)NY, Canada or Australia
Hebrew ליברפול
  • ליברפולcity in England
Hindi लिवरपूल, लिवर्पूल
  • लिवरपूल (livarpūl)city in England
  • लिवर्पूल (livarpūl)city in England
Irish Learpholl
  • Learphollcity in England
Italian Liverpool, Liverpula
  • Liverpoolcity in England
  • Liverpulacity in England
Japanese リバプール, リバプール
  • リバプール (Ribapūru)city in England
  • リバプール (Ribapūru)NY, Canada or Australia
Korean 리버풀, 리버풀
  • 리버풀 (Ribeopul)city in England
  • 리버풀 (ribeopul)NY, Canada or Australia
Latin Liverpolis
  • Liverpoliscity in England
Latvian Liverpūle, Liverpūle
  • Liverpūlecity in England
  • LiverpūleNY, Canada or Australia
Lithuanian Liverpulis
  • Liverpuliscity in England
Persian لیورپول
  • لیورپول (liverpul)city in England
Polish Liverpool, Liverpool
  • Liverpoolcity in England
  • LiverpoolNY, Canada or Australia
Portuguese Liverpool, Liverpool
  • Liverpoolcity in England
  • LiverpoolNY, Canada or Australia
Punjabi ਲਿਵਰਪੂਲ
  • ਲਿਵਰਪੂਲ (livrapūl)city in England
Russian Ливерпу́ль, Ли́верпул
  • Ливерпу́ль (Liverpúlʹ)city in England
  • Ли́верпул (Líverpul)NY, Canada or Australia
Scottish Gaelic Poll a' Ghrùthain, Baile Lèir
  • Poll a' Ghrùthaincity in England
  • Baile Lèircity in England
Spanish Liverpool, Liverpool
  • Liverpoolcity in England
  • LiverpoolNY, Canada or Australia
Swedish Liverpool
  • Liverpoolcity in England
Tamil லிவர்பூல்
  • லிவர்பூல் (livarpūl)city in England
Thai ลิเวอร์พูล
  • ลิเวอร์พูลcity in England
Ukrainian Ліверпу́ль
  • Ліверпу́ль (Liverpúlʹ)city in England
Urdu لورپول
  • لورپول (livarpūl)city in England
Welsh Lerpwl
  • Lerpwlcity in England
Yiddish ליווערפּול
  • ליווערפּול (liverpul)city in England
Cite this entry
APA

liverpool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liverpool

MLA

“liverpool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liverpool. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liverpool,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liverpool.

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