Lancashire

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UK/ˈlæŋkəʃə/UK/ˈlæŋkəˌʃɪə/

proper noun

A maritime county in the north-west of England bordered by the Irish Sea, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and Merseyside.

Similar
Lancs
OriginMiddle English Lancastreschire →
CommonScrabble 15
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative nonstandard Lancanshire

  1. A maritime county in the north-west of England bordered by the Irish Sea, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and Merseyside.

    The 27-year-old got a bat today , sticking around while Sajid Mahmood was salvaging the Lancashire second innings with 55 not out, but how much bowling and what good it will do him ahead of England's first Test against Bangladesh next Thursday is open to doubt.

    2010 May 18, Mike Averis, “Warwickshire's Andrew Miller takes five wickets then Lancashire bite back”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2026

    Synonyms: Lancs

  2. An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.
  3. A surname.
nounLancashire (countable and uncountable, plural Lancashires)

plural Lancashires · alternative nonstandard Lancanshire

  1. countableuncountableA type of cheese made in Lancashire, England.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA maritime county in the north-west of England bordered by the Irish Sea, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and Merseyside.

Similar
Lancs
Also see
st anne'sst annes

Origin

  1. Middle EnglishLancastreschire
  2. EnglishLancashire

From Middle English Lancastreschire, from Lancastre (“Lancaster”) + schire (“shire, county”). By surface analysis, Lanca(ster) + -shire.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 蘭開夏 /兰开夏, 蘭開夏郡 /兰开夏郡
  • 蘭開夏 /兰开夏 (Lánkāixià)county in the north-west of England
  • 蘭開夏郡 /兰开夏郡 (Lánkāixiàjùn)county in the north-west of England
  • 蘭開郡 /兰开郡 (Lánkāijùn)county in the north-west of England
Esperanto Lankaŝiro
  • Lankaŝirocounty in the north-west of England
Russian Ла́нкашир
  • Ла́нкашир (Lánkašir)county in the north-west of England
Cite this entry
APA

Lancashire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lancashire

MLA

“Lancashire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lancashire. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lancashire,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lancashire.

Source: Lancashire on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.