leeds

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/liːdz/

proper noun

A large city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England.

OriginOld English Loidis ← Latin *Lādenses ← Proto-Celtic *lāto →
CommonScrabble 6
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Meanings

leeds1

noun
  1. pluralplural of leed

Leeds2

proper noun
  1. 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.

    2018 June 14, “Jordan Burling death: Teen had 'lowest BMI doctor had seen'”, in BBC, archived from the original on 23 Feb 2023
  2. A village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England, the site of Leeds Castle (OS grid ref TQ8252).
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city in Jefferson County, St. Clair County and Shelby County, Alabama.
    2. A town in Androscoggin County, Maine.
    3. A village in the city of Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
    4. A township in Murray County, Minnesota.
    5. A neighborhood of Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
    6. A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Catskill, Greene County, New York.
    7. A minor city and township in Benson County, North Dakota.
    8. A small town in Washington County, Utah.
    9. A small town and unincorporated community therein, in Columbia County, Wisconsin.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
knostrop

Origin

  1. Middle EnglishHledes
  2. Proto-Celtic*lāto“rut, heat”
  3. Latin*Lādenses
  4. Old EnglishLoidis
  5. EnglishLeeds

* 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.

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Translations

Arabic لِيدْز
  • لِيدْز (līdz)city in England
Bulgarian Лийдс
  • Лийдс (Lijds)city in England
Chinese Mandarin 利茲 /利兹
  • 利茲 /利兹 (Lìzī)city in England
Finnish Leeds
  • Leedscity in England
German Leeds, Leeds
  • Leedsa village in Kent
  • Leedscity in England
Greek Ληντς
  • Ληντςcity in England
Hindi लीड्स
  • लीड्स (līḍs)city in England
Japanese リーズ
  • リーズ (Rīzu)city in England
Korean 리즈
  • 리즈 (Rijeu)city in England
Latin Ledanum Castrum, Loidis
  • Ledanum Castruma village in Kent
  • Loidiscity in England
  • Ledesiacity in England
Latvian Līdsa
  • Līdsacity in England
Lithuanian Lidsas
  • Lidsascity in England
Portuguese Leeds
  • Leedscity in England
Russian Лидс, Лидс
  • Лидсa village in Kent
  • Лидсcity in England
Turkish Leeds
  • Leedscity in England
Ukrainian Лідс
  • Лідсcity in England
Urdu لیڈز
  • لیڈز (līḍz)city in England

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with leeds

needsseedsbeadsweedspedspedes
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Anagrams

Edsel
Cite this entry
APA

leeds. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leeds

MLA

“leeds.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leeds. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leeds,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leeds.

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