Leicester (redirected from Leicester, England)

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]

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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

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(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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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