lea

lea  (l, l) also ley (l, l)

n.

A grassland; a meadow.

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[Middle English leie, from Old English lah; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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lea

Noun

1. Poetic a meadow or field

2. grassland [Old English lēah]

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LEA (in Britain) Local Education Authority

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Lea a measure of yarn which varies according to type, i.e., worsted [80 yards] or cotton [120 yards], 1399.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lea - a unit of length of thread or yarn linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length yard, pace - a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
	2.	lea - a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock grazing land, ley, pasture, pastureland common land, commons - a pasture subject to common use cow pasture - a pasture for cows grassland - land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life rural area, country - an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"

Translations

LEA n abbr (BRIT) (= local education authority) → organismo local encargado de la enseñanza

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LEA n abbr (Brit) (= local education authority) → services locaux de l'enseignement

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LEA (Brit) n abbr (= Local Education Authority) → örtliche Schulbehörde

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LEA n abbr (BRIT) (= local education authority) → Provveditorato degli Studi