Leeds
Leeds |lēdz lidz | an industrial city in northern England; pop. 441,100 (est. 2009 ). It developed as a wool town in the Middle Ages and became a clothing center during the Industrial Revolution.
Leeds |liːdz | an industrial city in West Yorkshire, northern England; pop. 441,100 (est. 2009 ). It developed as a wool town in the Middle Ages, becoming a centre of the clothing trade in the Industrial Revolution.