Leicester

[ les-ter ]

/ ˈlɛs tər /

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noun

1st Earl of. Robert Dudley.

a city in Leicestershire in central England.

Leicestershire.

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

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Words nearby Leicester

Leibnitz's rule, Leibniz, Leibniz Mountains, Leibovitz, Leibowitz, Leicester, Leicestershire, Leichhardt, Leics, Leiden, Leidy

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How to use Leicester in a sentence

In the morning, he homeschools his two children, aged six and nine, who have been mostly confined to their house in Leicester, England for the past two months due to the country’s strict Covid-19 lockdown.
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Manchester United has a 76 percent chance, and Leicester has just a 35 percent chance.
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Leicester’s form hasn’t been particularly good for six months now, but its odds to qualify for the Champions League remained high as of July 8 because it still looked as though fifth place would be good enough.
Leicester City Seemed Like A Sure Thing For The Champions League. Not Anymore.|Terrence Doyle|July 15, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
With the ban in place, third-place Leicester became England’s second-best team in the eyes of UEFA.
Leicester City Seemed Like A Sure Thing For The Champions League. Not Anymore.|Terrence Doyle|July 15, 2020|FiveThirtyEight

Boohoo, a UK fast-fashion retailer, is under pressure after damning reports emerged about labor conditions at factories in Leicester said to be making clothes for the company.
Boohoo’s labor issues are a far too common problem in fashion|Marc Bain|July 9, 2020|Quartz
This was triggered in 2012 by the discovery of a skeleton beneath a parking lot in the English city of Leicester.
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In 1982, 20-year-old Nina Stibbe moved from Leicester to be a nanny in London.
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Angelina and Brad were at the premiere in Leicester Square earlier.
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The University of Leicester and the Ministry of Justice are, of course, in a different position.
Richard III Burial Battle Begins|Tom Sykes|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One member in particular, Colonel Leicester Stanhope, exasperated Byron by wasting money on nonsense.
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It ran from Leicester to Loughborough and back at a fare of one shilling, and carried 570 passengers.
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In 1771 a Roman milestone of the time of Hadrian (76-138) was discovered at a spot two miles from Leicester.
The Towns of Roman Britain|James Oliver Bevan
As an actor he was more successful, for as early as 1572 we find him at the head of Leicester's excellent troupe.
Shakespearean Playhouses|Joseph Quincy Adams
For this purpose he selected twelve of the best67 actors of the realm, including some of the members of Leicester's company.
Shakespearean Playhouses|Joseph Quincy Adams
But Sidney disliked him, both as too powerful for a subject and as a professed enemy of Leicester.
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British Dictionary definitions for Leicester (1 of 2)

Leicester¹

/ (ˈlɛstə) /

noun

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)

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

short for Leicestershire

a breed of sheep with long wool, originally from Leicestershire

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

British Dictionary definitions for Leicester (2 of 2)

Leicester²

/ (ˈlɛstə) /

noun

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

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