Definition of Leicestershire

1. Noun. A largely agricultural county in central England.

Exact synonyms: Leicester
Geographical relationships: Bosworth Field
Generic synonyms: County
Group relationships: England
Terms within: Leicester

Definition of Leicestershire

1. Proper noun. An inland county of England bordered by Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and Derbyshire. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leicestershire

Lego
Lego set
Legoland
Legolands
Leguminosae
Legundi
Lehar
Lehigh River
Leia
Leibnitz
Leibnitzian
Leibniz
Leibniz's law
Leibnizian
Leicester
Leicestershire (current term)
Leichtenstern's phenomenon
Leichtenstern's sign
Leichtlin's camas
Leics
Leiden
Leiden jar
Leidenfrost effect
Leidig cell
Leidy
Leigh
Leigh's disease
Leigh Hunt
Leighton
Leila

Literary usage of Leicestershire

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Book of British Topography: A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical by John Parker Anderson (1881)
"History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Leicestershire and Rutland. ... Select views in Leicestershire, from original drawings containing seats of the nobility ..."

2. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1910)
"»EC Leicestershire Architectural and Archaeological Society. ... CO Leicestershire and Rutland notes and queries and antiquarian gleaner, an illustrated ..."

3. Palmer's Index to the Times NewspaperTimes (London, England) (1903)
"Leicestershire, lt 10 c—2 s 9 а—3 t — s. Middlesex, 2S a 5 a—29 a 9 а • v. ... Leicestershire, 3 j 12 a—i] 13 d—8 а 12 а s. Marylebone Club and Ground, ..."

4. Report of the Annual Meeting (1908)
"(The occurrence of Esther'«?, minuta, in Leicestershire is noted, p. ... WH—' Geology of Leicestershire in White's History, Gazetteer of the Counties of ..."

5. The Archaeological Journal by Council, British Archaeological Association, Central Committee (1890)
"AN INVENTORY OF THE CHURCH PLATE OF Leicestershire, with Some Account of the Donors. By the Rev. ANDREW TROLLOPS, BA Leicester : Clarke and Hodgson, 5, ..."

6. The Antiquary (1893)
"This Leicestershire volume will rank high amongst the series. ... For various other pleasant records of the county and of Leicestershire men, we must refer ..."

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