Lancashire

[lang-kuh-sheer, -sher]

noun

1. a county in NW England. 1,174 sq. mi. (3,040 sq. km).

Lancashire

/ ˈlæŋkəˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

1. Lancs. a county of NW England, on the Irish Sea: became a county palatine in 1351 and a duchy attached to the Crown; much reduced in size after the 1974 boundary changes, losing the Furness district to Cumbria and much of the south to Greater Manchester, Merseyside, and Cheshire: Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool became independent unitary authorities in 1998. It was traditionally a cotton textiles manufacturing region. Administrative centre: Preston. Pop (excluding unitary authorities): 1 147 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding unitary authorities): 2889 sq km (1115 sq miles)

2. a mild whitish-coloured cheese with a crumbly texture

Example Sentences

Jurors previously heard that Johnathan Moody, Lancashire Police's deputy chief training instructor, thought PC Harrison's actions at the scene were not up to standard.

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Luke Harden, 36, died on Newchurch Road in Bacup shortly after midnight on Saturday after paramedics were unable to resuscitate him, Lancashire Police said.

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It said £30m was being invested in earthworks across Lancashire and Cumbria over the next four years "to stabilise embankments, track beds and cuttings", as well as a £323m modernisation programme to futureproof the route.

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Two people have been held on suspicion of murder after the death of man in a Lancashire town.

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The kits purchased by the BBC were tested in a laboratory at the University of Lancashire.

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