Leicester
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- proper noun
- /ˈlɛstər/
- Leicester is renowned for its beautiful countryside and historic landmarks.
- University of Leicester
- Leicester, UK
- Leicester, England
Examples
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Other broadcasters expressed astonishment that the journey of the king's remains through the streets of Leicester should have produced pavements thronged with onlookers.
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Archaeoastronomer Clive Ruggles, professor emeritus at the University of Leicester, provides further support for the winter solstice link.
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Then, early this morning, the University of Leicester announced that human remains have been found.
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A silver Italian cup I bought in Leicester for 100 shillings.
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After three and a half years in London, I moved back to my hometown, Leicester, and went freelance.
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It's a place like Coventry, Leicester, Birmingham and further north Manchester, Bradford, Newcastle are problems.
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Address correspondence to John R. Beech, Psychology Department, University of Leicester, Leicester LE17RH, England.
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The late John Hunter's House in Leicester Fields is now appositely enough devoted to the Fashionable Arts and Sciences.
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Liz Kendall Hear hear Sunday's explosion in Leicester has been a terrible shock to the local community.
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The participants were 110 undergraduate students studying psychology at the University of Leicester who volunteered as part of their experimental participation requirement.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
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4.5
A county in central England known for its countryside and old towns
Surface Forms
Etymology
Leicester comes from old words meaning 'people by the river' and ceaster meaning 'Roman camp' or 'town', so it was the 'Roman town by the river'. The county later kept the town's name and now refers to the farming area around it.