name · noun · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈlɪvə(ɹ)ˌpuːl/
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name
Meaning 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.
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Meaning 2
A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Meaning 3
A local government area in New South Wales, which includes the suburb; in full, the City of Liverpool.
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Meaning 4
A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Meaning 5
A small village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.
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Meaning 6
A neighbourhood of Lake Station, on the site of Liverpool, a former town in Lake County, Indiana.
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Meaning 7
A village in Onondaga County, New York, United States.
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Meaning 8
A small borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Meaning 9
A tiny city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States.
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noun
Meaning 10
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.
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noun
Meaning 11
Ellipsis of Liverpool bit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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noun
Meaning 12
Alternative form of Liverpool (“horse jump obstacle”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 13
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center, port
History
Etymology
From Old English *Liferpōl, from lifer (“thick water”, literally “liver”) + pōl (“pool”). Compare Old English lifrig (“thick, clotted”, literally “livery”).
Across languages
Translations
89 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Amharic:
ሊቨርፑል
(livärpul)
— city in England
Arabic:
لِيفَرْبُول
(līfarbūl)
— city in England
Arabic:
ليفربول
(līferbūl)
— city in England
Aramaic:
ܠܝܒܪܦܘܠ
— city in England
Armenian:
Լիվերպուլ
(Liverpul)
— city in England
Azerbaijani:
Liverpul
— city in England
Belarusian:
Ліверпу́л
(Livjerpúl)
— city in England
Bengali:
লিভারপুল
(libharopul)
— city in England
Bulgarian:
Ли́върпул
(Lívǎrpul)
— city in England
Burmese:
လီဗာပူးမြို့
(libapu:mrui.)
— city in England
Chechen:
Ливерпуль
(Liverpulj)
— city in England
Chinese Cantonese:
利物浦
(lei6 mat6 pou2)
— city in England
Chinese Mandarin:
利物浦
(Lìwùpǔ)
— city in England
Wu Chinese:
利物浦
(6li-veq-pu)
— city in England
Chuvash:
Ливерпуль
(Liverp̬ulʹ)
— city in England
Czech:
Liverpool
— city in England
Finnish:
Liverpool
— city in England
French:
Liverpool
— city in England
Galician:
Liverpool
— city in England
Georgian:
ლივერპული
(liverṗuli)
— city in England
German:
Liverpool
— city in England
Greek:
Λίβερπουλ
(Líverpoul)
— city in England
Gujarati:
લિવર્પૂલ
(livarpūl)
— city in England
Hebrew:
ליברפול
— city in England
Hindi:
लिवरपूल
(livarpūl)
— city in England
Hindi:
लिवर्पूल
(livarpūl)
— city in England
Irish:
Learpholl
— city in England
Italian:
Liverpool
— city in England
Italian:
Liverpula
— city in England
Jamaican Creole:
Livapuul
— city in England
Japanese:
リバプール
(Ribapūru)
— city in England
Kannada:
ಲಿವರ್ಪೂಲ್
(livarpūl)
— city in England
Kazakh:
Ливерпуль
(Liverpul)
— city in England
Korean:
리버풀
(Ribeopul)
— city in England
Central Kurdish:
لیڤەرپوول
(lîverpûl)
— city in England
Kyrgyz:
Ливерпул
(Liverpul)
— city in England
Lao:
ລິເວີຣ໌ພູລ
(li wœ̄ phūn)
— city in England
Latin:
Liverpolis
— city in England
Latvian:
Liverpūle
— city in England
Lezgi:
Ливерпуль
(Liverpul’)
— city in England
Lithuanian:
Liverpulis
— city in England
Macedonian:
Ливерпул
(Liverpul)
— city in England
Malayalam:
ലിവർപൂൽ
(livaṟpūl)
— city in England
Manx:
Lerphoyll
— city in England
Marathi:
लिव्हरपूल
(livharpūl)
— city in England
Marathi:
लिव्हर्पूल
(livharpūl)
— city in England
Mazanderani:
لیورپول
— city in England
Mongolian:
Ливерпүүл
(Liverpüül)
— city in England
Nepali:
लिभरपुल
(libharapul)
— city in England
Ossetian:
Ливерпуль
(Liverpulʹ)
— city in England
Persian:
لیورپول
(liverpul)
— city in England
Polish:
Liverpool
— city in England
Portuguese:
Liverpool
— city in England
Punjabi:
ਲਿਵਰਪੂਲ
(livrapūl)
— city in England
Punjabi:
لیور پول
(leyor pol)
— city in England
Russian:
Ливерпу́ль
(Liverpúlʹ)
— city in England
Scots:
Liverpuil
— city in England
Scottish Gaelic:
Poll a' Ghrùthain
— city in England
Scottish Gaelic:
Baile Lèir
— city in England
Serbo-Croatian:
Ливерпул
— city in England
Serbo-Croatian:
Liverpul
— city in England
Sinhalese:
ලිවර්පූල්
(liwarpūl)
— city in England
Spanish:
Liverpool
— city in England
Swedish:
Liverpool
— city in England
Tajik:
Ливерпул
(Liverpul)
— city in England
Tamil:
லிவர்பூல்
(livarpūl)
— city in England
Tatar:
Liverpul
— city in England
Telugu:
లివర్పూల్
(livarpūl)
— city in England
Thai:
ลิเวอร์พูล
— city in England
Ukrainian:
Ліверпу́ль
(Liverpúlʹ)
— city in England
Urdu:
لورپول
(livarpūl)
— city in England
Uzbek:
Liverpul
— city in England
Veps:
Liverpulʹ
— city in England
Welsh:
Lerpwl
— city in England
Yiddish:
ליווערפּול
(liverpul)
— city in England
Bulgarian:
Ли́върпул
(Lívǎrpul)
— NY, Canada or Australia
Chinese Mandarin:
利物浦
(Lìwùpǔ)
— NY, Canada or Australia
Czech:
Liverpool
— NY, Canada or Australia
French:
Liverpool
— NY, Canada or Australia
German:
Liverpool
— NY, Canada or Australia
Greek:
Λίβερπουλ
(Líverpoul)
— NY, Canada or Australia
Japanese:
リバプール
(Ribapūru)
— NY, Canada or Australia
Korean:
리버풀
(ribeopul)
— NY, Canada or Australia
Latvian:
Liverpūle
— NY, Canada or Australia
Macedonian:
Ливерпул
(Liverpul)
— NY, Canada or Australia
Polish:
Liverpool
— NY, Canada or Australia
Portuguese:
Liverpool
— NY, Canada or Australia
Russian:
Ли́верпул
(Líverpul)
— NY, Canada or Australia
