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Leicester

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Leicester (noun)
  2. Leicester (biographical name)
  3. Leicester (geographical name)
  4. Leicestershire (geographical name)
  5. Leicester red (noun)
  6. Border Leicester (noun)

Leices·ter

noun \ˈles-tər\

Definition of LEICESTER

1
: an individual of a breed of white-faced long wool sheep having a massive body and heavy fleece that was originally developed in England and extensively used in the development of numerous modern sheep breeds
2
: a hard usually orange-colored cheese similar to cheddar

Origin of LEICESTER

Leicester, county in England
First Known Use: 1798

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