Leicester

[les-ter]

noun

1. 1st Earl of. Robert Dudley.

2. a city in Leicestershire in central England.

3. Leicestershire.

4. one of an English breed of large sheep, noted for its coarse, long wool and large yield of mutton.

Leicester

¹

/ ˈlɛstə /

noun

1. a city in central England, in Leicester unitary authority, on the River Soar: administrative centre of Leicestershire: Roman remains and a ruined Norman castle; two universities (1957, 1992); light engineering, hosiery, and footwear industries. Pop: 283 900 (2003 est)

2. a unitary authority in central England, in Leicestershire. Pop: 330 574 (2001). Area: 73 sq km (28 sq miles)

3. short for Leicestershire

4. a breed of sheep with long wool, originally from Leicestershire

5. a fairly mild dark orange whole-milk cheese, similar to Cheddar

Leicester

²

/ ˈlɛstə /

noun

1. Earl of. title of Robert Dudley. ?1532–88, English courtier; favourite of Elizabeth I. He led an unsuccessful expedition to the Netherlands (1585–87)

Example Sentences

As to whether he will stay at Celtic in a consultancy role, the former Leicester City, Aston Villa and Republic of Ireland manager says that is entirely up to Nancy.

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But minutes later, Leicester No.8 Moro went through a huge gap in the home defence for another try converted by Searle.

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As far as title defenses go, English soccer hasn’t seen a collapse this dramatic since Leicester City chased its Cinderella championship with a 12th place finish in 2017.

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The musical theatre student, from Leicester, said she was proud to have ignored the negativity, going on to win the prize after entering the competition for only the second time.

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Joshua Gordon, 27, from Leicester, is one of five people on trial at Cardiff Crown Court - all of whom deny the charges against them.

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