Lancashire

English

Etymology

FromMiddle EnglishLancastreshire,fromLancaster+Old Englishscir(“district”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key):/ˈlæŋkəʃə/,/ˈlæŋkəˌʃɪə/

• Audio(UK):

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Proper noun

Lancashire

1. Amaritimecounty in thenorth-westofEnglandbordered by theIrish Sea,Cumbria,Greater Manchester,West Yorkshire,North YorkshireandMerseyside.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused withLanarkshire.

Derived terms

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

Translations

county in the north-west of England

• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Lan khai hạ／Lan khai hạ(Lánkāixià),Lan khai hạ quận／Lan khai hạ quận(zh)(Lánkāixiàjùn),Lan khai quận／Lan khai quận(Lánkāijùn)

• Esperanto:Lankaŝiro
• Russian:Ла́нкаширm(Lánkašir)

Noun

Lancashire(countableanduncountable,pluralLancashires)

1. A type ofcheesemade in Lancashire, England.

Anagrams

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