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    LEA
    /ˌɛliːˈeɪ/

    noun

    • 1. short for local education authority

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › leaLea Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : grassland, pasture. 2. usually ley : arable land used temporarily for hay or grazing. lea. 2 of 2. abbreviation. leather. Synonyms. Noun. campo. champaign. down (s) grassland. heath. llano. moor. pampa. plain. prairie. savannah. steppe. tundra. veldt. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of lea in a Sentence.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLEA definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. a unit for measuring lengths of yarn, usually taken as 80 yards for wool, 120 yards for cotton and silk, and 300 yards for linen. 2. a measure of yarn expressed as the length per unit weight, usually the number of leas per pound. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C14: of uncertain origin.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › leaLEA Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Lea definition: a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.. See examples of LEA used in a sentence.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › leaLea - definition of lea by The Free Dictionary

    1. (Units) a unit for measuring lengths of yarn, usually taken as 80 yards for wool, 120 yards for cotton and silk, and 300 yards for linen. 2. (Units) a measure of yarn expressed as the length per unit weight, usually the number of leas per pound. [C14: of uncertain origin] LEA. (in Britain) abbreviation for. (Education) Local Education Authority.

  6. www.yourdictionary.com › leaLea Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    noun. -leas. A meadow or grassy field. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Ley. Webster's New World. A measure of yarn varying from 80 to 300 yards, according to the kind of yarn (usually 80 yards for wool, 120 yards for silk and cotton, 300 yards for linen) Webster's New World. Synonyms: ley. grazing land. pastureland. abbreviation.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishlea noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

    Definition of lea noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › leaLea - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock. synonyms: grazing land, ley, pasture, pastureland. see more. noun. a unit of length of thread or yarn. see more. Pronunciation. US. /li/ UK. /leɪ/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryLEA - All you need to know about it | Collins English Dictionary

    A complete guide to the word "LEA": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  10. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishLEA - Definition in English - bab.la

    UK /liː/ noun (literary) an open area of grassy or arable land the lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea Examples Some distance away, atop a grassy knoll upon the lea, they had laid her to rest in an unmarked grave, as alone in death as she had been in life.

  11. www.merriam-webstercollegiate.com › dictionary › leaLea | Definition of lea by Merriam-Webster

    Origin of LEA Middle English leye, from Old English lēah; akin to Old High German lōh thicket, Latin lucus grove, lux light — more at light First Known Use: before 12th century