Merseyside

English

Etymology

From Mersey +‎ side

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɜː(ɹ).ziˌsaɪd/

Proper noun

Merseyside

  1. (from 1974) A metropolitan county in north west England bordering Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire.
    • 2011 October 15, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 1 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport‎:
      United were second-best for long periods as they struggled to adapt to an unfamiliar line-up and were ultimately fortunate to leave Merseyside with their unbeaten league run still intact.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.