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Lancashire en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈlæŋkəˌʃɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈlæŋkəʃə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (UK) audio

Etymology

From Middle English Lancastreschire, from Lancastre (“Lancaster”) + schire (“shire, county”). By surface analysis, Lanca(ster) + -shire.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A type of cheese made in Lancashire, England.

Forms

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Lancashire en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈlæŋkəˌʃɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈlæŋkəʃə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (UK) audio

Etymology

From Middle English Lancastreschire, from Lancastre (“Lancaster”) + schire (“shire, county”). By surface analysis, Lanca(ster) + -shire.

Meanings

1. A maritime county in the north-west of England bordered by the Irish Sea, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and Merseyside.
   • The 27-year-old got a bat today , sticking around while Sajid Mahmood was salvaging the Lancashire second innings with 55 not out, but how much bowling and what good it will do him ahead of England's first Test against Bangladesh next Thursday is open to doubt. 2010 May 18, Mike Averis, “Warwickshire's Andrew Miller takes five wickets then Lancashire bite back”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2026:
2. An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.
3. A surname.

Deriveds

Lancashire hotpot · Lancashire Heeler · West Lancashire · Lancashire over the water · Lancashire over the sands · Lancashire boiler · Lancashire wrestling · Lancashire peeler

Synonyms

Lancs

Translations (6)

cmn 蘭開郡 /兰开郡 (county in the north-west of England) · ru Ла́нкашир (county in the north-west of England) · cmn 蘭開夏 /兰开夏 (county in the north-west of England) · eo Lankaŝiro (county in the north-west of England) · enm Lancastreschire (county in the north-west of England) · cmn 蘭開夏郡 /兰开夏郡 (county in the north-west of England)

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