Leicestershire [ˈlɛstəˌʃɪə -ʃə]
n
(Placename) a county of central England: absorbed the small historical county of Rutland in 1974; Rutland and Leicester city became independent unitary authorities in 1997: largely agricultural. Administrative centre: Leicester. Pop. (excluding Leicester city): 609 579 (2001). Area (excluding Leicester city): 2084 sq. km (804 sq. miles) Shortened form Leicester Abbreviation Leics
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| Noun | 1. |  Leicestershire - a largely agricultural county in central EnglandBosworth 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 |
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