Leicestershire
Speech parts
1. Leicestershire - Noun
2. Leicestershire - Proper noun
Meaning
a largely agricultural county in central England
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Phrases with the word
Examples
A queue of people at the stalls in Leicestershire, which opened for the last time yesterday.
Areas of north Leicestershire, south Derbyshire and southeast Staffordshire, covering around convert, are being planted, in an attempt to blend ancient woodland with new plantings to create a new national forest.
As well as the city of Leicester, the lockdown area includes parts of Leicestershire that touch on the city’s boundaries, including parts of Blaby District and Charnwood in the county.
Durham have declared their innings at 291. Leicestershire have then forfeited their first innings and Durham their second innings, so Leicester now need 292 off 82 overs to win.
Leicestershire and Derbyshire also regularly tend to produce GCSE results at a standard greater than the national average.
But an assistant headteacher at a primary school in Leicestershire said Mr Hancock’s criticism was “disgusting”.