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Leeds¹
- /liːdz/
Rhymes with -iːdz
Where it comes from
* The large city in West Yorkshire is from Old English Loidis, from Latin *Lādenses, most likely based on an early river-name derived from Proto-Celtic *lāto (“rut, heat”) (cf. Welsh llawd (“heat, ardour”)).
* The village in Kent is from Middle English Hledes, probably from a stream-name.
proper noun
- A large city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. An emaciated 18-year-old man who died in his Leeds home had the lowest body mass index (BMI) an experienced dietitian had ever seen, a court heard. Jordan Burling died after going into cardiac arrest in the lounge of his house in Farnley, Leeds, in June 2016.
- A village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England, the site of Leeds Castle (OS grid ref TQ8252).
- A city in Jefferson County, St. Clair County and Shelby County, Alabama.
- A town in Androscoggin County, Maine.
- A village in the city of Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
- A township in Murray County, Minnesota.
- A neighborhood of Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
- A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Catskill, Greene County, New York.
- A minor city and township in Benson County, North Dakota.
- A small town in Washington County, Utah.
- A small town and unincorporated community therein, in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
leeds²
noun
- plural of leed
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bradford, liverpool, lancaster, northrup, hurwitz, lyon, leads, guides, directs, steers, conducts, pilots, ushers, escorts, shepherds, manages
Translations
Talk about this word "leeds." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/leeds. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. leeds. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/leeds "leeds." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/leeds.Cite this
@misc{leeds_2026,
title = {leeds},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leeds},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
