LEICESTER


Meaning of LEICESTER in English

I. ˈles-tər noun

Etymology: Leicester, county in England

Date: 1798

1. : an individual of a breed of white-faced long wool sheep having a massive body and heavy fleece that was originally developed in England and extensively used in the development of numerous modern sheep breeds

2. : a hard usually orange-colored cheese similar to cheddar

II. biographical name

1st Earl of — see Robert Dudley ;; see also de Montfort

III. ˈles-tər geographical name

city central England capital of Leicestershire population 270,600

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.