Leeds

[ leedz ]

noun

1. a city in West Yorkshire, in N England.

Leeds

¹

/ liːdz /

noun

1. a city in N England, in Leeds unitary authority, West Yorkshire on the River Aire: linked with Liverpool and Goole by canals; a former centre of the clothing industry; two universities (1904, 1992). Pop: 443 247 (2001)
2. a unitary authority in N England, in West Yorkshire. Pop: 715 200 (2003 est). Area: 562 sq km (217 sq miles)

Leeds

²

/ liːdz /

noun

1. 1st Duke of. See (1st Earl of) Danby

Example Sentences

The Prince of Wales, who awarded Burrow and Sinfield their CBEs at their former Leeds Rhinos ground in January, posted a social media video where he described the new challenge as a “fitting tribute”.

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A new case of a strain of mpox spreading in some parts of central and east Africa has been confirmed in Leeds.

From BBC

Just three days later, the same aircraft veered off the runway at Leeds Bradford Airport during Storm Babet, with a "catastrophic failure" of a nosewheel bearing ruled as the cause.

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A charity set up to remember murdered schoolgirl Holly Newton in Hexham, Northumberland, and The Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease in Leeds are among 49 recipients across the UK.

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Ms Cowburn, from Leeds, fears the bill could have “serious unintended consequences for our most vulnerable groups of people including children and young adults with life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses”.

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