Liverpolitan

English

Etymology

Influenced by similar terms Neapolitan, metropolitan. Possibly popularized as a more high-class alternative to Liverpudlian.

Adjective

Liverpolitan (not comparable)

1. (rare) Relating to Liverpool, England.

   Synonym: Liverpudlian

   • 2005, Helen B. McCartney, Citizen Soldiers, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 86:

     Indeed, the Liverpolitan accent had more in common with that spoken in surrounding parts of Lancashire in 1914 than it does today.

Noun

Liverpolitan (plural Liverpolitans)

1. (rare) Someone from Liverpool, England.
   • 1907, Dixon Scott, Liverpool, A. and C. Black, page 112:

     The man, it will be seen, was himself a Liverpolitan, and I dare say he voiced very fairly the general Liverpolitan sentiment in these matters.

References

• “Liverpolitan”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.