Showing results for Leicestershire. Search instead for Leicester Square.

Leicestershire

American

[les-ter-sheer, -sher] / ˈlɛs tərˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

a county in central England. 986 sq. mi. (2,555 sq. km).

Leicestershire British

/ ˈlɛstəˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

Leics. Shortened form: Leicester. a county of central England: absorbed the small historical county of Rutland in 1974; Rutland and Leicester city became independent unitary authorities in 1997: largely agricultural. Administrative centre: Leicester. Pop (excluding Leicester city): 619 200 (2003 est). Area (excluding Leicester city): 2084 sq km (804 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said crews were called at 04:57 BST on Thursday to a fire on the roof of a house in Bayswater Road, Melton.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Leicestershire County Council announced the £131m road would be named in honour of the meaty treat, a speciality of the town's butchers, at a ceremony on Thursday.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Four people complained about Charles Whitford over email correspondence they had with him when they raised concerns about unauthorised flags being put up in Markfield, Leicestershire, in September.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Armed with that mindset, Taylor and Leicestershire are back in Division One for the first time in 22 years this season after being promoted.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Pamela Mardale came of one of the oldest families of commoners in Leicestershire.

From The Truants by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023