Leicestershire
geographical name
Leices·ter·shire
ˈle-stər-ˌshir 
-shər
variants
or Leicester
county of central England; capital Leicester area 1021 square miles (2644 square kilometers), population 650,489
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“Leicestershire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Leicestershire. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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