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Liverpool
Liverpool city (1991 pop. 448,300), NW England, on the Mersey River near its mouth. It is one of Britain's largest cities. A large center for food processing (especially flour and sugar), Liverpool has a variety of industries, including the manufacture of electrical equipment, chemicals, and rubber. Liverpool was once famous for its pottery, and its textile industry was also prosperous; however, since World War II its cotton market has declined considerably. The city's first wet dock was completed by 1715; at their height, the docks were more than 7 mi (11.3 km) long. Once Britain's greatest port, Liverpool suffered extreme setbacks with the advent of container ships, which it could not handle, and the shift in Great Britain's trade focus from the United States to the European Union. Some of the docklands have been redeveloped as cultural and tourist attractions. The city is connected by tunnel with Birkenhead across the Mersey.
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"Liverpool." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Liverpool." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Liverpoo.html "Liverpool." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Liverpoo.html |
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Liverpool
Liverpool City and seaport on the n side of the River Mersey estuary, Merseyside, nw England. Liverpool was founded in the 10th century, and became a free borough in 1207. The first wet dock was completed in 1715, and the city expanded rapidly to become Britain's largest port. In the early 20th century, it was the major embarkation port for emigration to the New World. Liverpool suffered severe bomb damage during World War II. The construction (1972) of a container terminal and the completion of a rail tunnel link with Birkenhead improved the city's trade and transport links. In the 1980s, inner-city regeneration schemes included the Albert Dock refurbishment. Liverpool Free Port (Britain's largest) opened in 1984. The sixth-largest city in England and the principal Atlantic port, Liverpool has more than 800ha (2000 acres) of dockland. Pop. (1997) 458,000.
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"Liverpool." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Liverpool." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Liverpool.html "Liverpool." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Liverpool.html |
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Liverpool, created a borough by royal will (1207) as a convenient place of embarkation for Irish campaigns, fluctuated in prosperity until the early 17th cent. when Irish industries developed and Chester declined (from silting). Continuing to control the larger share of the Irish trade, Liverpool gained impetus from lucrative commerce with the plantations (sugar, tobacco, cotton) and the rapid development of Manchester's textile industries. Involvement in the slave trade brought riches and an unsavoury reputation. Despite extensive reconstruction of the business quarters after severe bomb damage in the Second World War, the subsequent de‐industrialization of Liverpool has led to its being better known for its football teams, pop music groups, and comedians.
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JOHN CANNON. "Liverpool." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Liverpool." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Liverpool.html JOHN CANNON. "Liverpool." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Liverpool.html |
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Liverpool, Australia, Canada, UK, USA 1. Australia (New South Wales): founded in 1810 and named after Robert Banks Jenkinson (1770–1828), 2nd Earl of Liverpool, who was secretary of war and the colonies (1809–12) at the time, and prime minister (1812–27).2. Canada (Nova Scotia): originally a Native American settlement called Ogumkiqueok, it was subsequently renamed Port Rossignol, Port Senior, and Port Saviour before becoming Liverpool in 1759.3. UK (England): formerly Liuerpul ‘Pool full of Weeds’ or ‘Muddy Pool’ from the Old English lifer ‘thick’ or ‘coagulated’ and pōl after a tidal creek, now disappeared, known as the Pool.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Liverpool." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Liverpool." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Liverpool.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Liverpool." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Liverpool.html |
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Liverpool
Liverpool Lpool. Liuerpul c.1190. ‘Pool or creek with thick or muddy water’. OE lifer + pōl.
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A. D. MILLS. "Liverpool." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Liverpool." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Liverpool.html A. D. MILLS. "Liverpool." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Liverpool.html |
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LIVERPOOL
LIVERPOOL, LIVERPUDLIAN. See SCOUSE.
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TOM McARTHUR. "LIVERPOOL." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. TOM McARTHUR. "LIVERPOOL." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-LIVERPOOL.html TOM McARTHUR. "LIVERPOOL." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-LIVERPOOL.html |
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