a river in W England, rising in N Derbyshire and flowing northwest and west to the Irish Sea through a large estuary on which is situated the port of Liverpool. Length: about 112 km (70 miles)
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Mer•sey
(mûr′zē),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa river in W England, flowing W from Derbyshire to the Irish Sea. 70 mi. (115 km) long.
- Place Namesa river in SW Nova Scotia, in SE Canada, flowing SE to the Atlantic Ocean. ab. 25 mi. (40 km) long.
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'Mersey' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Birkenhead
- Bootle
- Ellesmere Port
- Liverpool
- Manchester
- Wallasey
- Warrington
- Widnes
- Wirral