Leicester

[ les-ter ]

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.

Leicester

¹

/ 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

Leicester

²

/ ˈlɛstə /

noun

1. Leicester, Earl of?15321588MEnglishMISC: courtierMILITARY: soldier Earl of. title of Robert Dudley. ?1532–88, English courtier; favourite of Elizabeth I. He led an unsuccessful expedition to the Netherlands (1585–87)

Example Sentences

The Leicester pair have yet to feature in the Autumn Nations Series but come straight into the line-up in place of Ben Spencer and George Furbank.

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The murder trial opened at Leicester Crown Court on Wednesday.

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He has scored four goals, created two more and had a claim on another that was given as an own goal in Sunday's 3-0 win over Leicester at Old Trafford.

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And after taking Leicester City back into the Premier League at the first of asking, Chelsea came calling.

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United have won twice and drawn once under Van Nistelrooy, who takes charge of the team for the fourth and final time on Sunday, when they host Leicester in the Premier League.

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