Lancaster
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlænkæstə/
ipa: /ˈlæŋkæstə/
ipa: /ˈlænkæstə/
ipa: /ˈlæŋkəstə/
ipa: /ˈlæn.kæs.tɚ/
ipa: /ˈlæŋk.ɪ.stɚ/
ipa: /ˈlæŋk.ə.stɚ/
Forms: form: Lanc.
Etymology: From Middle English Lancaster, Loncastre, the name of the Roman fort on the River Lune, from Lune + the Old English suffix ceaster (“town”), found in many placenames.
Senses: examples: text: Sylvia Lancaster is the founder of the Sophie Lancaster Foundation, a campaigning charitable organisation formed in the wake of her daughter Sophie's tragic murder in 2007.
ref: 2015, Neil Chakraborti, Jon Garland, Responding to Hate Crime: The Case for Connecting Policy and Research:
glosses: A habitational surname from Old English.
glosses: The House of Lancaster, a dynasty of English kings and one of the opposing factions involved in the 15th century Wars of the Roses. The name comes from the fact that its members were descended from John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster; their symbol was a red rose.
glosses: A royal duchy, historically in Lancashire but now comprising an expansive real estate portfolio, held by the monarch of the United Kingdom.
glosses: The City of Lancaster, a city and local government district with borough status (and city status) in Lancashire in North West England. Its main settlement is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status. (OS grid ref SD4761).
glosses: A locality in the Shire of Campaspe and City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.
glosses: Several places in Canada:
A small former city in New Brunswick, Canada, amalgamated into Saint John in 1967.
glosses: Several places in Canada:
A ghost town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
glosses: Several places in Canada:
A community in the township of South Glengarry, in eastern Ontario, Canada.
glosses: Several places in Canada:
A small community in the city of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A populated place in Yavapai County, Arizona.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A ghost town in Crawford County, Arkansas.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A charter city in Los Angeles County, California.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Wabash County, Illinois.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A township and unincorporated community therein, in Huntington County, Indiana.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A township and unincorporated community therein, in Jefferson County, Indiana.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
Another name for Patricksburg, an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Owen County, Indiana.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A tiny city in Atchison County, Kansas.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A small city, the county seat of Garrard County, Kentucky.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A tiny city in Kittson County, Minnesota.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A small city, the county seat of Schuyler County, Missouri.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A town, the county seat of Coos County, New Hampshire.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Coos County, New Hampshire, within the town of the same name.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A town and village in Erie County, New York; a suburb of Buffalo.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Fairfield County, Ohio.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Lancaster County, South Carolina.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Smith County, Tennessee.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A city in Dallas County, Texas.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community, the county seat of Lancaster County, Virginia.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Grant County, Wisconsin.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Lancaster Township.
qualifier: aircraft
glosses: A type of four-engined British bomber aircraft built by Avro during World War 2.
Derived terms: Lancastrian
Red Rose of Lancaster
Rose of Lancaster
Related terms: York