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

Garrard County Distilling in Lancaster, Ky., was shut down in April, after operating for just over a year.

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Future work includes permanent supportive housing in Hollywood and community centers in Palmdale, North Hills and Lancaster.

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"The worst one I've had, I was on the train to Liverpool to celebrate somebody's big birthday, I got back to Lancaster at 21:10 to find the next train had been cancelled."

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“I believe that immigrants are part of this country and I’m kind of partial with the defendant,” said one man, a landscaper from Lancaster.

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The castle had a rectangular stone tower similar to a keep, a type of heavily fortified stronghold found in castles in Carlisle, Bamburgh and Lancaster in England.

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