Leicestershire

American  

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

noun

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

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Leicestershire British  

/ ˈlɛstəˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

1.  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)

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Example Sentences

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Leicestershire

As officers tracked down the coursers, it turned out they had come from all over the country: Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Berkshire, north Wales.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

The NCA said bank records showed that Jogesh Bhandari and his wife, Meenakashi Bhandari, both of Mitchell Drive in Loughborough, Leicestershire, used the money to buy Rolexes, jewellery, holiday packages and cars.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

One of the shops that has been closed is next to the constituency office of the local Conservative MP for South Leicestershire, Alberto Costa.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Leicestershire and Rutland's Reform UK police and crime commissioner, Rupert Matthews has called for calm.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

Nothing is known as to whom the effigy represents, and I have not Nichols's Leicestershire by me, to see if he hazards an opinion on the subject.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 105, November 1, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various