Leicester

English

Pronunciation

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(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛstə/
(US) enPR: lĕsʹtər, IPA^(key): /ˈlɛstɚ/
Homophone: Lester

Proper noun

Leicester

A city and the county town of Leicestershire, England.
An English earldom.

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Translations

city

Armenian: Լեստեր (Lester)
Bulgarian: Лестър m (Lestǎr)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 莱斯特 (zh) (Láisītè)
Greek: Λέστερ (Léster)
Hindi: लेस्टर (lesṭar)
Japanese: レスター (Resutā)
Korean: 레스터 (reseuteo)

Latvian: Lestera f
Lithuanian: Lesteris m
Macedonian: Лестер m (Léster)
Marathi: लाय्सेस्टर n (lāysesṭara)
Old French: Lecestre
Russian: Ле́стер (ru) m (Léstɛr)
Ukrainian: Ле́стер m (Léster)
Welsh: Caerlŷr f

Noun

Leicester (plural Leicesters)

A sheep of an English breed, valued for its meat and fleece.
- 1869, Sheep: Their Breeds, Management, and Diseases (page 328)
  The Leicesters and half-breds are purchased by farmers who keep no breeding stock: they are well turniped during the winter, and clipped and fattened in the following season.

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