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Leicestershire

/ˈlɛs.tə(ɹ).ʃə(ɹ)/

Leicestershire proper noun: an inland county of England bordered by Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and Derbyshire.

Proper noun

Leicestershire

  1. An inland county of England bordered by Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and Derbyshire.
    • Rutland (and some of the bordering ‘Notswolds’ counties of Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire) have the same mellow, creamy limestone as the Cotswolds and boast beguiling market towns and villages that are every bit as attractive, but without the tourists or hefty prices.2024 November 19, Nicola Venning, “Welcome to the Notswolds”, in Country Life, archived from the original on 14 May 2025

Leicestershire meaning in Bengali

Leicestershire in Bengali

লেইসেস্টারশায়ার

Origin of Leicestershire

From Old English Lægreċeastresċīr. The middle and last element are ceaster (“town, city”) and scir (“district”), common in placenames. The first element is probably from the former name of the river Soar, *Ligora, *Ligera, of Celtic/Brythonic origin, from Proto-Celtic *legyā (“sediment”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”), similar to the French river Loire. By surface analysis, Leicester + -shire.

Words formed from Leicestershire

Phrases with Leicestershire

Questions about Leicestershire

What does Leicestershire mean?
Leicestershire means an inland county of England bordered by Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and Derbyshire.
What is Leicestershire in Bengali?
Leicestershire in Bengali is লেইসেস্টারশায়ার. See Leicestershire meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is Leicestershire?
Leicestershire is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Leicestershire?
Leicestershire is pronounced /ˈlɛs.tə(ɹ).ʃə(ɹ)/ (UK).

Words near Leicestershire in the dictionary

  1. Leica
  2. Leica reel
  3. Leica reels
  4. Leicester
  5. Leicesters
  6. Leicestershire
  7. Leicestershire cheese
  8. Leicestershire cheeses
  9. Leicestrian
  10. Leicestrians
  11. Leichardt

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Leicestershire (page history and authors); Leicestershire (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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