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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

Merseyside en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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  • (US) audio
  • [ˈmeː.ziˌsaɪð̠] Liverpool
  • /ˈmɜː.ziˌsaɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English Mersey Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English Merseyside From Mersey + -side.

Meanings

  1. A metropolitan county in northwestern England bordering Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire.
    • 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. 2011 October 15, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 1 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport:

Deriveds

Merseysider