Lancashire

American  

[lang-kuh-sheer, -sher] / ˈlæŋ kəˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

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

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Lancashire British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

However, it is an industrial town in Lancashire, rather than a sun-kissed port of northern Spain, that boasts the all-time goals record after 17 matches.

From BBC

Three large dogs found roaming the streets of a Lancashire town the day before Halloween have been confirmed to be wolf-dogs after a rescue centre tested their DNA.

From BBC

Lancashire left-arm spinner Tom Hartley, who has not added to his five Test caps since the 2024 tour of India, was with the Lions in Australia, and do not forget Somerset's Jack Leach.

From BBC

Dewale, of Great Harwood in Lancashire, appeared at Blackburn Magistrates' Court on Friday where he pleaded guilty to sending a malicious message via a public communications network between 19 and 23 June last year.

From BBC

The analysis was led by researchers at the University of Lancashire and drew on data from 73 randomized controlled trials involving nearly 5,000 adults diagnosed with depression.

From Science Daily