Leicestershire

[les-ter-sheer, -sher]

noun

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

Leicestershire

/ 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)

Example Sentences

Robert Jones, an intelligence analyst with Leicestershire Police who collated the data, told the court there "didn't appear to be any replies" from Mrs McCann.

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Michael Carpenter was packing up after a camping trip in the Leicestershire countryside with a big group of friends earlier this year, when a woman in his party realised she'd lost her car keys.

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Police had warned Ms Wandelt she faced arrest if she returned to Leicestershire, which Ms Wandelt called a threat on a podcast "in an attempt to give some credence to her claims", the prosecution added.

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Ivan Cartwright, area coroner for Leicester City and South Leicestershire, was told the door to the attic conversion was "unusually" stiff and had to be broken down.

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A spokesperson for Leicestershire Fire and Rescue said they were aware of the issue.

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