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I go off into Dublin and two days later I'm spotted walking by the Liffey with a whole bunch of new friends.
Ron Wood

Meaning of "Liffey" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIFFEY

Liffey  [ˈlɪfɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIFFEY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Liffey is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LIFFEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Liffey in the English dictionary

The definition of Liffey in the dictionary is a river in E Republic of Ireland, rising in the Wicklow Mountains and flowing west, then northeast through Dublin into Dublin Bay. Length: 80 km.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIFFEY


biffy
ˈbɪfɪ
cliffy
ˈklɪfɪ
housewifey
ˈhaʊsˌwaɪfɪ
iffy
ˈɪfɪ
jiffy
ˈdʒɪfɪ
miffy
ˈmɪfɪ
niffy
ˈnɪfɪ
petroglyphy
pəˈtrɒɡlɪfɪ
photoglyphy
ˈfəʊtəˌɡlɪfɪ
raphe
ˈreɪfɪ
Rif
ˈrɪfɪ
Rifi
ˈrɪfɪ
salsify
ˈsælsɪfɪ
sniffy
ˈsnɪfɪ
spiffy
ˈspɪfɪ
squiffy
ˈskwɪfɪ
stiffie
ˈstɪfɪ
stiffy
ˈsɪfɪ
whiffy
ˈwɪfɪ
wifie
ˈwaɪfɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIFFEY

Lifford
LIFO

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIFFEY

Ashley
Disney
fey
grey
hey
hockey
honey
jersey
journey
key
money
New Jersey
on the money
peavey
survey
Sydney
they
turkey
valley
wifey

Synonyms and antonyms of Liffey in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Liffey» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIFFEY

Find out the translation of Liffey to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Liffey from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Liffey» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

利菲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Liffey
570 millions of speakers

English

Liffey
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Liffey
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ليفي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Лиффи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Liffey
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Liffey
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Liffey
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Liffey
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Liffey
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リフィー川
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

리피
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Liffey
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Liffey
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லிஃப்பி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Liffe
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Liffey
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Liffey
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Liffey
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Лиффи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Liffey
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Liffey
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Liffey
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Liffey
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Liffey
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Liffey

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIFFEY»

The term «Liffey» is regularly used and occupies the 85.887 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIFFEY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Liffey» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Liffey» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Liffey

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QUOTES WITH «LIFFEY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Liffey.
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Ron Wood
I go off into Dublin and two days later I'm spotted walking by the Liffey with a whole bunch of new friends.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIFFEY»

Discover the use of Liffey in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Liffey and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Liffey Ships and Shipbuilding
The all but forgotten history of Dublin's shipbuilding yards.
Pat Sweeney, 2010
2
The Liffey Flows on by
A family saga of love, tragedy, and war spanning four generations, The Liffey Flows On By is a page-turner that transports readers back to Ireland in the early 1900s.The story revolves around the Butlers, a wealthy Irish family living on a ...
Niki Phillips, 2012
3
The Liffey Archive: An American Teenager in 1950's Ireland
Bob Harley is a typical 1950's suburban teenage boy when his father's job is transferred to Holland and Bob's family moves to Europe.
Bob Harley, 2012
4
Liffey Rivers And the Mystery of the Sparkling Solo Dress Crown
After a series of suspenseful cat and mouse chases, Liffey Rivers unravels the mystery of the sparkling solo dress crown.
Brenna Briggs, 2005
5
The book of the Liffey: from source to the sea
Dublin's famous river is followed from its boghole source in the Wicklow Mountains, through the plains of Kildare, to its eventual arrival in Dublin & the Irish Sea.
Elizabeth Healy, Christopher Moriarty, Gerard O'Flaherty, 1988
6
Streets on Fire: A Jack Liffey Mystery
Investigating the disappearance of a prominent 1960s civil rights campaigner's adopted son, private detective Jack Liffey is stunned when a new wave of racial unrest in the city leads to the death of a black Muslim pitcher for the Dodgers ...
John Shannon, 2002
7
The Dark Streets: A Jack Liffey Mystery
The latest mystery in the critically acclaimed Los Angeles Times best-selling series takes private investigator Jack Liffey to LA's exotic Koreatown, where a young film student, Soon-Lin Kim, has apparently gone missing.
John Shannon, 2006
8
The Concrete River: A Jack Liffey Mystery
"John Shannon's literary mysteries deserve a much wider audience. They are tough, wry, graceful, humane, deeply engaged with the world. The Jack Liffey series is a major re-imagining of Los Angeles."—Los Angeles Times Book Review
John Shannon, 2006
9
The Orange Curtain:
Jack Liffey, a decent guy, compassionate and brave, again finds himself on a case that turns familiar city streets into dangerous war zones.
John Shannon, 2014
10
Rivers of the World: A Social, Geographical, and ...
50 miles (80 kilometers) Tributaries: Kings, Dodder Outlet: Dublin Bay, Irish Sea A river with a short but circuitous course flows past the port and capital city of Dublin before emptying into the Irish Sea. The life-giving Liffey was the setting for  ...
James R. Penn, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIFFEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Liffey is used in the context of the following news items.
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'She told me she was the happiest woman in the world... that was the …
Open Gallery 5 Barbara Gill (49) who was killed in Dublin when she was cycling along the Liffey quays in 2007. “The skip lorry turned, thought ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
2
Foreign investors try to tap into Iran | Reuters
(Additional reporting by Bozorgmehr Sharafed Nouri in Dubai and Sujata Rao in London; editing by Kevin Liffey and Philippa Fletcher) ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
3
Significant property transactions reported in Dublin - Newstalk
... Cardinal Capital to develop Dublin's highest building at Tara Street Station on the Liffey, opposite Liberty Hall at an expected cost of €130m. «Newstalk 106-108 fm, Jul 15»
4
EU doesn't care about Greece's identity crisis: it's payback time
Richard Pine's new book, Greece Through Irish Eyes, will be published in October by Liffey Press. Mon, Jul 20, 2015, 01:00. First published: ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
5
Liffey Meats in French burger manufacturer takeover
Co Cavan beef processor Liffey Meats is widely reported to have taken a majority stake in Chiron Viandes, a frozen burger specialist in ... «Irish Farmers Journal, Jul 15»
6
The Waterford kayaker who shattered the record for … - The42
O'Meara has had a lifelong love-affair with the Irish coast and competing in boats – he's won the Liffey descent seven times and was on the first ... «The42, Jul 15»
7
A year on from UFC Dublin, we look at how the Irish have thrillingly …
Irish Joe Duffy was still far off his UFC debut when the octagon landed on the Liffey last summer but his run in the promotion since getting the shout is ... «SportsJOE, Jul 15»
8
Man rescued from River Liffey | Irish Examiner
Man rescued from River Liffey. Saturday, July 18, 2015 - 01:29 PM. A man has been rescued after he was discovered floating in the River Liffey in Dublin's city ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
9
Top reasons why you should consider a move to Celbridge
There are several decent pubs to recommend, including the Abbey Lodge, overlooking the Liffey, the Mucky Duck and Village Inn and, for a ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
10
Dubliners go postal over the right address - Independent.ie
Áras an Uachtaráin, situated north of the Liffey, is classified southside for postal purposes, fuelling sundry conspiracy theories. Postcodes can ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

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