WIRRAL

Meaning of WIRRAL in English

Wir ‧ ral, the /ˈwɪrəl/ BrE AmE

an area between the River Dee and the River Mersey, near Liverpool in northwest England. It is a mainly ↑ middle-class area, and many of the people who live there work in Liverpool.

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WIRRAL — County: Merseyside Post Code: CH46
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WIRRAL — metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of Merseyside, historic county of Cheshire, England, occupying the major portion of the Wirral peninsula, which …
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WIRRAL — Wirral BrE AmE ˈwɪr ə l AmE \ ˈwɝː-
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WIRRAL, THE — Wir ‧ ral, the /ˈwɪrəl/ BrE AmE an area between the River Dee and the River Mersey, near Liverpool in …
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MERSEYSIDE — Metropolitan county (pop., 2001: 1,362,034), northwestern England. Located on the estuary of the River Mersey, it comprises five metropolitan boroughs: …
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STAPLEDON, (WILLIAM) OLAF — born , May 10, 1886, Wirral Peninsula, near Liverpool, Merseyside, Eng. died Sept. 6, 1950, Cheshire English novelist and philosopher …
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MERSEYSIDE — metropolitan county in northwestern England, on both banks of the lower reaches of the River Mersey estuary and centred on …
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LLOYD, (JOHN) SELWYN (BROOKE) — born July 28, 1904, Liverpool died May 17, 1978, Preston Crowmarsh, Oxfordshire, Eng. also called (197678) John Selwyn Brooke Selwyn-lloyd, …
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LIVERPOOL — town, Queens county, southeastern Nova Scotia, Canada. It lies at the mouth of the Mersey River, 88 miles (142 km) …
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LANCASHIRE — administrative, geographic, and historic county in northwestern England, bounded on the north by Cumberland and Westmorland (in the present administrative …
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ELLESMERE PORT AND NESTON — borough (district), administrative and historic county of Cheshire, England, extending from the River Mersey to the River Dee at the …
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CHESTER — county, southeastern Pennsylvania, U.S., consisting of a hilly piedmont region bounded to the southwest by Octoraro Creek, to the south …
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CHESHIRE — county, extreme southwestern New Hampshire, U.S. It consists largely of a hill-and-valley region bounded to the south by Massachusetts and …
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BIRKENHEAD — seaport in the metropolitan borough of Wirral, metroplitan county of Merseyside, historic county of Cheshire, England, on the Wirral Peninsula …
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VILLAGE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a commuter town/village (= that a lot of people leave each day to travel to …
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TELEVISION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a radio/television broadcast ▪ The President addressed the nation in a television broadcast. a radio/television …
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STARTLE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a startling contrast (= very noticeable and surprising ) ▪ The big modern factories make …
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SPARK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a spark of originality (= a small amount of originality ) ▪ The show …
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RESIDENT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES long-stay patient/resident resident physician residents' association women/men/residents etc only ▪ The car park is …
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REFLEXOLOGY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And what can reflexology do to your tired feet? ▪ Eileen, who is based in …
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PETITION — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES file a complaint/lawsuit/petition etc (against sb) ▪ Mr Genoa filed a formal complaint against …
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PERMANENT — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a constant/permanent reminder (= that makes you think about something all the time ) ▪ …
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PARENT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a parents' evening (= an event at a school, at which parents meet and talk …
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MURDER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a murder case ▪ He had been a witness in a murder case. a …
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CATER — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a catering establishment (= a restaurant, cafe etc ) ▪ She runs a successful catering …
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MERSEYSIDE — Metropolitan county (pop., 2001: 1,362,034), northwestern England. Located on the estuary of the River Mersey, it comprises five metropolitan boroughs: …
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