Leicester
pronunciation
How to pronounce Leicester in British English:
UK ['lestə]
How to pronounce Leicester in American English:
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- Noun:
- a largely agricultural county in central England
- an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement
Word Origin
- Leicester
- Ligera ceaster (early 10c.) "Roman Town of the People Called Ligore," a tribal name, of unknown origin. For second element, see Chester.
Example
- 1. The diagnostics development unit is part of leicester royal infirmary 's a & e department .
- 2. A rival ranking and " world map of happiness " has emerged from leicester university .
- 3. Nestled between giants india and china , bhutan was rated the happiest country in asia by researchers at britain 's university of leicester in 2006 .
- 4. Bones found in a leicester car park have been confirmed by dna testing as those of richard iii. but what was the technique scientists used to reconstruct his face ?
- 5. Mr north tried tormenting leicester 's students with what he describes as " computer-game music " in the union bar .