Leeds
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- proper noun
- /liːdz/
- John says West Ham are playing Leeds, and West Ham are favorites for the Cup.
- Leeds University
- Leeds Corporation
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Watch on YouTubeNo, I was born in Leeds, grew up in Bridlington.
- No, I was born in Leeds, grew up in Bridlington.
- And I was I've I've lived in Leeds for for quite a long time.
- But I never felt, I never felt racism in Leeds, to be honest with you.
- I've been to, I've been to Reading and Leeds twice.
- At one point I was studying Leeds University.
- Still, weirdly, the reading the stage in Leeds was like, insane.
- I was doing in London, Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds all in one day, all being highly paid.
- So I worked as far South as Brighton, as far north as Leeds and lots of places in between.
- But nobody else outside a small group of people from Leeds, and some of them are best pals.
- Private plane yeah off from a small airport in somewhere near Leeds.
- Obviously I've done festivals as well, mainstage, like Reading, Leeds.
- And then we did, we we moved that on and we did the Corn Exchange in Leeds probably the next year.
- So the next day what I've done is I've I've made him catch a train to Leeds, not Manchester, Leeds.
- And he gave it all up and went to live in someone's spare room in Leeds.
Examples
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No, I was born in Leeds, grew up in Bridlington.
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So I worked as far South as Brighton, as far north as Leeds and lots of places in between.
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So this is a sample from Leeds Museum in the UK.
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At one point I was studying Leeds University.
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Which was at the University of Leeds and I'm in Leeds right now.
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We visited the Leeds public library to learn about their partnership with the Autism Support for Families project.
Academic text (2015) -
An evaluation of all demonstrator sites by the University of Leeds is expected in September.
Academic text (2011) -
The Great Man disappointed the two universities in Leeds by declining their joint offer of an honorary degree.
Academic text (2002) -
So guys, we've just arrived in Leeds with Ellen and we're heading into the clinic now.
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We visited the Leeds public library to learn about their partnership with the Autism Support for Families project.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Leeds comes from an old local name, once written Loidis, for the people who lived in that area. A helpful way to remember it is to think of Leeds as the town of those people 'by the river', which fits the city on the River Aire today.