Leicester

Leicester, First Earl of

See Robert Dudley.

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Leices·ter ¹  (lstr)

A borough of central England east-northeast of Birmingham. Built on the site of a Roman settlement, it is an important industrial center in a mining and sheep-raising district. Population: 330,000.

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Leices·ter ²  (lstr)

n.

1. Any of a breed of large, white-faced sheep having long coarse wool, developed in Leicestershire, a county of central England.

2. A hard cheese similar to Cheddar and usually orange.

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Leicester [ˈlɛstə]

n

1. (Placename) 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.: 293 400 (1994 est.)

2. (Placename) a unitary authority in central England, in Leicestershire. Pop.: 279 923 (2001). Area: 73 sq. km (28 sq. miles)

3. (Placename) short for Leicestershire

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a breed of sheep with long wool, originally from Leicestershire

5. (Cookery) a fairly mild dark orange whole-milk cheese, similar to Cheddar

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Leicester²

n

(Biographies / Leicester, Earl of (?1532-1588) M, English, MISC: courtier, MILITARY: 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)

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Leices•ter (ˈlɛs tər)

n.

1. 1st Earl of, Dudley, Robert.

2. a city in Leicestershire, in central England. 293,400.

3. Leicestershire.

4. one of an English breed of large sheep, noted for its coarse, long wool and large yield of mutton.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Leicester - a largely agricultural county in central England Leicestershire Bosworth Field - the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (1485); Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned as Henry VII England - a division of the United Kingdom Leicester - an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement
	2.	Leicester - an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement England - a division of the United Kingdom Leicester, Leicestershire - a largely agricultural county in central England