Leicester

//ˈlɛstə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sheep of an English breed, valued for its meat and fleece.

    "The Leicesters and half-breds are purchased by farmers who keep no breeding stock: they are well turniped during the winter, and clipped and fattened in the following season."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city, unitary authority, and borough in and the county town of Leicestershire, England.
  2. 2
    A locality in Big Lakes County, Alberta, Canada.
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; A township in Clay County, Nebraska.
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; A town and village therein, in Livingston County, New York.
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
  2. 7
    A place in the United States:; A town in Addison County, Vermont.
  3. 8
    A coastal town in Western Area Rural District, Sierra Leone.
  4. 9
    An islet of the Cook Islands.
  5. 10
    An English earldom.
  6. 11
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
leicestershire

Example

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"Leicester is a city in the East Midlands."

Etymology

From Middle English Ledecestre, from Old English Ligoraċeaster.

Related phrases

county townred leicesterunited kingdom

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