Don’t put a, an nor the before the names of cities and most countries.
I was born in the Liverpool, but now I live in the London.
I was born in Liverpool, but now I live in London.
If the name of the country or city uses a normal word such as united or republic then use the before it.
- the United Kingdom.
(united and kingdom are both normal words) - the Republic of Ireland.
(its full name includes the word republic, so use the) - Ireland.
(its common name doesn’t include the word republic, so don’t use the)
