Leicester

Leicester

English

Etymology

From Middle English Ledecestre, from Old English Ligore (“the name of a people living by the River Soar”) + ċeaster (“settlement”).

Pronunciation

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛstə/

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• (US) enPR: lĕsʹtər, IPA^(key): /ˈlɛstɚ/
• Homophone: Lester

Proper noun

Leicester

1. A city and unitary authority in and the county town of Leicestershire, England.
2. A town in Massachusetts, United States.
3. An English earldom.
4. A surname.

Related terms

• Leicestershire
• Leicestrian
• Red Leicester

Translations

city in England

Armenian: Լեստեր (hy) (Lester) Bengali: লেস্টের (lesṭer) Bulgarian: Лестър m (Lestǎr) Chinese: Mandarin: 莱斯特 (zh) (Láisītè) Greek: Λέστερ (Léster) Gujarati: લેસ્ટર (lesṭar) Hindi: लेस्टर (lesṭar) Japanese: レスター (Resutā) Kannada: ಲೆಸ್ಟರ್ (lesṭar) Korean: 레스터 (Reseuteo) Lao: ເລສເຕີ (lēt tœ̄) Latvian: Lestera f Lithuanian: Lesteris m Macedonian: Лестер m (Lester) Marathi: लेस्टर n (lesṭar) Old French: Lecestre Persian: لستر‎ (lester) Russian: Ле́стер (ru) m (Léstɛr) Sinhalese: ලෙස්‍ටර් (lesṭar) Tamil: லெஸ்டர் (lesṭar) Telugu: లెస్టర్ (lesṭar) Thai: เลสเตอร์ Ukrainian: Ле́стер m (Léster) Urdu: لَیسٹر‎ m (laisṭar) Welsh: Caerlŷr f

Noun

Leicester (plural Leicesters)

1. A sheep of an English breed, valued for its meat and fleece.
   • 1869, Sheep: Their Breeds, Management, and Diseases (page 328)

     The Leicesters and half-breds are purchased by farmers who keep no breeding stock: they are well turniped during the winter, and clipped and fattened in the following season.

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