lea
/liː/
lea noun: an open field, meadow, pasture.
Noun (1)
lea (plural leas)
- An open field, meadow, pasture.
- The curfew tolls the knell of parting day,
The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea,
The plowman homeward plods his weary way,
And leaves the world to darkness and to me.1750, Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard - 19th century, Alfred Tennyson, Circumstance
Two children in two neighbor villages
Playing mad pranks along the heathy leas;
- The curfew tolls the knell of parting day,
Noun (2)
lea (plural leas)
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Lea
Lea
- A female given name from Hebrew, form of Leah.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Lea
Lea
Proper noun (3) capitalized: Lea
Lea
- A river in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex and Greater London, England, also called the Lee, which flows into the River Thames at Poplar.
- A village in Dethick, Lea and Holloway parish, Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3257).
- A village and civil parish in south-east Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO6521).
- A village and civil parish in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4930).
- A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8286).
- A village in Lea and Cleverton parish, north Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9586).
- A former civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, merged into Doddington and District civil parish in 2023.
Noun (3) capitalized: LEA
LEA (plural LEAs)
- Initialism of law enforcement agency.
- Initialism of local education authority.
- Initialism of local electoral area.
lea meaning in Persian
lea in Persian
- open field, meadow, pasture
- راود râvad
Synonyms of lea
Forms of lea
| plural | leas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | leigh |
| alternative form | ley |
| alternative form | lay |
| plural | LEAs |
Origin of lea
From Middle English legh, lege, lei (“clearing, open ground”), from Old English lēah (“clearing in a forest”) from Proto-West Germanic *lauh (“meadow”), from Proto-Germanic *lauhaz (“meadow”), from Proto-Indo-European *lówkos (“field, meadow”). Akin to Old Frisian lāch (“meadow”), Old Saxon lōh (“forest, grove”) (Middle Dutch loo (“forest, thicket”); Dutch -lo (“in placenames”)), Old High German lōh (“covered clearing, low bushes”), Old Norse ló (“clearing, meadow”).
From Middle English le, lee, ley, of uncertain origin. Compare Old French lier (“to bind”), Old French laisse (“leash, cord”), Old French lïace, lïaz (“bundle”).
From Old English lēa, the dative case of lēah (“meadow”).
Words formed from lea
Phrases with lea
Words that rhyme with lea
Questions about lea
- What does lea mean?
- Lea means an open field, meadow, pasture.
- What is lea in Persian?
- Lea in Persian is راود (râvad). See Lea meaning in Persian.
- What part of speech is lea?
- Lea can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce lea?
- Lea is pronounced /liː/.
- What is the plural of lea?
- The plural of lea is leas.
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