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LEICESTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Leicester mean? 

LEICESTER (noun)
  The noun LEICESTER has 2 senses:

1. a largely agricultural county in central Englandplay

2. an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlementplay

  Familiarity information: LEICESTER used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LEICESTER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A largely agricultural county in central England

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Leicester; Leicestershire

Instance hypernyms:

county ((United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government)

Meronyms (parts of "Leicester"):

Leicester (an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement)

Domain member region:

Bosworth Field (the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (1485); Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned as Henry VII)

Holonyms ("Leicester" is a part of...):

England (a division of the United Kingdom)


Sense 2

Meaning:

An industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Leicester" is a part of...):

England (a division of the United Kingdom)

Leicester; Leicestershire (a largely agricultural county in central England)


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