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Definition of Leicestershire

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

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

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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