Leicester

American  

[les-ter] / ˈlɛs tər /

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.

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Leicester ¹ British  

/ 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

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Leicester ² British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

Blackburn said there will be a special tribute to him before their final Championship game of the season at home to Leicester on Saturday, 2 May.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Since then, Leicester have won just 17 of 82 league matches to suffer back-to-back relegations.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Khun Top went on to say "necessary decisions" will be made to "rebuild, improve and restore the standards expected" at Leicester.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Enzo Maresca, the only manager to see out an entire campaign in the past four seasons, oversaw 31 wins when he guided Leicester to the Championship title two years ago.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

He himself graduated in law from Leicester University, and now he was going to the LSE to write a doctoral thesis on law and poverty in the third world.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan