LEICESTER
Dictionary entry overview: What does Leicester mean?
• LEICESTER (noun)
The noun LEICESTER has 2 senses:
1. a largely agricultural county in central England
2. an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement
Familiarity information: LEICESTER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LEICESTER (noun)
Meaning:
A largely agricultural county in central England
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Leicester; Leicestershire
Instance hypernyms:
county (a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government)
Meronyms (parts of "Leicester"):
Leicester (an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement)
Domain member region:
Bosworth Field (the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (1485); Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned as Henry VII)
Holonyms ("Leicester" is a part of...):
England (a division of the United Kingdom)
Meaning:
An industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Leicester" is a part of...):
England (a division of the United Kingdom)
Leicester; Leicestershire (a largely agricultural county in central England)
