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Vinony

Liverpool

proper noun

  1. English city
  2. place name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈlɪvə(ɹ)ˌpuːl/

name

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

  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).”

  2. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A local government area in New South Wales, which includes the suburb; in full, the City of Liverpool.
  4. A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  5. A small village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.
  6. A neighbourhood of Lake Station, on the site of Liverpool, a former town in Lake County, Indiana.
  7. A village in Onondaga County, New York, United States.
  8. A small borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  9. A tiny city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States.

noun

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

  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. Ellipsis of Liverpool bit.