Lancaster

[lang-kuh-ster, lang-kas-ter]

noun

1. the English royal family that reigned 1399–1461, descended from John of Gaunt (Duke of Lancaster), and that included Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI.

2. a member of this family.

3. a city in Lancashire, in NW England.

4. a city in SE Pennsylvania.

5. a town in S California.

6. a city in central Ohio.

7. a town in N Texas.

8. a town in W New York.

9. Lancashire.

Lancaster

¹

/ ˈlæŋkəstə /

noun

1. a city in NW England, former county town of Lancashire, on the River Lune: castle (built on the site of a Roman camp); university (1964). Pop: 45 952 (2001)

Lancaster

²

/ ˈlæŋkəstə, ˈlæŋˌkæstə /

noun

1. the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461

Example Sentences

These findings are "shocking" but are only the tip of the iceberg, says Prof Laura Machin from Lancaster University, who runs a research group examining adopters' experiences.

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Lancaster University warned the scheme may be "too blunt an instrument to successfully support young people into secure and sustained employment".

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The trio combined to operate 88 facilities statewide, with Southern California locales including Anaheim, Commerce, Costa Mesa, Covina, Lancaster, Long Beach, Riverside and Ventura, according to court documents.

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A Lancaster couple who stabbed and decapitated their son and daughter before showing the remains to their two surviving children were convicted of murder Wednesday in the Antelope Valley Courthouse.

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Jones replaced Stuart Lancaster as England coach after the tournament and kept a settled group together for much of his early reign.

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