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CULTURAL NOTE Liverpool is still a big port, but it is much less important than it was in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Much of the city's industry has also closed down, bringing high unemployment to the area. In the 1960s, Liverpool became famous and very fashionable as the place where the Beatles and several other bands started playing music. Football is very popular in Liverpool, and the city has two well-known teams: Liverpool and Everton. Well-known places in Liverpool include the Albert Dock, the two Cathedrals, the Royal Liver Building, the Tate Liverpool ART GALLERY, the Walker Art Gallery, and the Cavern Club (the club where the Beatles first started playing). Liverpool was chosen to be the European City of Culture for 2008, and in 2004 it became a World Heritage Site. The STEREOTYPE of a person from Liverpool is someone who is WORKING CLASS, has SOCIALIST political beliefs, and is good at telling jokes and making people laugh. People who come from Liverpool are called Liverpudlians informally, Scousers. The Liverpool accent (=way of pronouncing words) is very easy to recognize, and is informally called a Scouse accent. Famous people from Liverpool include Beryl Bainbridge (a NOVELIST), Cilla Black (a singer and television personality), Ricky Tomlinson (an actor), the poets Adrian Henri and Roger McGough, and the COMEDIANS Ken Dodd and Jimmy Tarbuck.
'Liverpool ,Street an important railway station in east central London, from which trains go to eastern England
Liv·er·pud·li·an /ˌlɪvəˈpʌdliən ˌlɪvə-/ n a person from Liverpool → see CULTURAL NOTE at LIVERPOOL —Liverpudlian adj: a Liverpudlian accent
'liver ,sausage especially BrE || liv·er·wurst /ˈlɪvəʳsɜːst ˈlɪvəwɜːrst/ AmE — n [U] a type of cooked soft SAUSAGE made mainly of LIVER and eaten (often spread) on bread
liv·er·wort /ˈlɪvəʳwɜːt ˈlɪvəʳwɜːrt/ n a small flat green flowerless plant growing in wet places which is like MOSS except that it has leaves
liv·er·y /ˈlɪvəri/ n 1 [C;U] uniform of a special type for servants employed by a particular person: The door was opened by a servant in livery. 2 [U] poet clothing or covering: the trees with their green livery of spring
'livery ,company n any of several ancient trade associations (GUILDS) in London
liv·er·y·man /ˈlɪvərimən/ n pl. -men /mən/ —a member of a livery company
'livery ,stable also livery stables pl. —n a place where people can pay to have their horses kept, fed etc, or where horses can be hired for use
lives /laɪvz/ pl. of LIFE
live·stock /ˈlaɪvstɒk ˈlaɪvstɒk/ n [P] animals kept on a farm, such as cattle or sheep
LIVE-TV /ˌlaɪv ˈtiː ˈviː/ trademark a CABLE television CHANNEL in the UK, which was known for only showing humorous or silly programmes such as Topless Darts
live wire /ˌlaɪv ˈwaɪəʳ/ n 1 a wire charged with electricity 2 a very active person
liv·id /ˈlɪvɪd/ adj 1 infml very angry; FURIOUS: She'll be livid if she finds out. 2 blue-grey, as of marks on the skin after being hit: livid bruises 3 lit (of the face) very pale —ly adv
liv·ing¹ /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ adj 1 alive now: She has no living relatives. | the greatest living English writer | She is living proof of the effectiveness of this operation. (=the fact that she is alive proves this operation. (=the fact that she is alive proves it is effective) | [also n, the+P] the living and the dead 2 existing in use: a living language → compare DEAD¹ 3 exact in likeness: the living image of his father
living² n 1 [C] a means of providing oneself with what is necessary for life: He earns a living as a writer. | What do you do for a living? (=what is your job?) | He makes a good living (=earns a lot of money) by selling insurance. 2 [U] (often in comb.) a standard or way of arranging one's life: plain living | a decline in living standards → see also COST OF LIVING, STANDARD OF LIVING 3 [C] a BENEFICE
,living 'death n [C usually sing.] a life so bad that it would be better to be dead
living 'fossil n an animal or plant of a very ancient type, which lives now although it was thought no longer to exist
,living 'legend n a person who is very famous like a person in an old story that everyone knows, but who is still alive: Bannister's four-minute mile made him a living legend.
,living 'memory n within/in living memory (of an event or time which is) not very long ago because there are people still alive who can remember it: the worst storm in living memory
'living ,quarters n [P] a place where people live, especially on a ship or in an army or industrial camp: the cramped living quarters on a submarine | The quarrymen's living quarters were close to their place of work.
'living room also sitting room BrE —n the main room in a house where people usually sit and do things together, usually apart from eating → compare DRAWING ROOM, FRONT ROOM, LOUNGE, PARLOUR
'living ,standard also living standards pl. —n STANDARD OF LIVING
Liv·ing·stone, Dr David /ˈlɪvɪŋstən, -stəʊn/ (1813–73) a Scottish MISSIONARY (=someone who goes to a foreign country to teach people about Christianity) and EXPLORER of Africa. He was the first European to see the ZAMBEZI River and the VICTORIA FALLS. A JOURNALIST called Henry Morton STANLEY, who did not know Livingstone, went to look for him. When they met he said, 'Dr Livingstone, I presume'. People sometimes say this as a joke when they meet someone.
Livingstone, Ken (1945–) a British politician who was the Labour leader of the Greater London Council (GLC) in the 1980s. He was popular with ordinary people but disliked by the Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, who eventually closed down the GLC. He was a Labour MP for several years, and was on the LEFT WING of the party. In 2000, he was EXPELLED from the party because he wanted to stand in the election for Mayor of London but was not the official Labour CANDIDATE. He won the election as an INDEPENDENT and became a popular Mayor. He was allowed to rejoin the party in 2004 and won the next election for Mayor.
,living 'things n [P] plants and animals, including humans, that are alive
living 'wage n [S] a wage which is enough to buy the necessary things for daily life
,living 'will n especially AmE a written instruction on what medical and legal decisions should be made if one becomes very ill and unable to express one's wishes. Living wills are not legal documents, so doctors, lawyers, the person's family can decide not to do what the person has said, but they can help make it clear what decisions the person would have made.
Liv·y /ˈlɪvi/ (59 BC–AD 17) a Roman historian known for his very large history of Rome, which greatly influenced historical writing. His Latin name was Titus Livius. .
liz·ard /ˈlɪzəd -ərd/ n a usually small creature which is a REPTILE with a rough skin, four legs, and a long tail
Lizard, the an area of land going out into the sea in the southwest of England, which is the part of the UK that is furthest to the south
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Ljub·lja·na
/ˌluːbˌljɑːnə ˌluː-/ the capital of Slovenia
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lla·ma /ˈlɑːmə/ n pl. -mas or -ma a South American animal with thick woolly hair, rather like a CAMEL but without a HUMP, sometimes used for carrying goods
Llan·dud·no /ˌænˈdʊdnə/ a town on the coast of North Wales that is popular with tourists
Llan·fair·pwll·gwyn·gyll·go·ger·y·chwyrn·dro·bwll·llan·ty·sil·io·go·go·goch
/ˌɬænˌvaɪrpʊɬˌɡwɪŋɡɪɬˌɡɒɡərɪˌchʊrnˌdrɒbʊɬˌanˌtɪsɪliˌoɡɡɒɡox/ - for -b-/ also Llanfair PG /ˌɬænfaɪəʳ ...