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Lancastrian

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A person who lives in or comes from Lancaster in northern England

noun
/læŋˈkæstrɪən/

: natural de Lancaster

As a Lancastrian, she enjoyed participating in the local festivals held every year.

Examples

Many Lancastrians take pride in their rich cultural heritage and local traditions.
The Lancastrians celebrated their historic victory with parades and fireworks.
Still, the Lancastrians outnumbered their enemies and slowly pushed them back.
Still, the Lancastrians outnumbered their enemies and slowly pushed them back.

Synonyms

Englander

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A person who is from England

is native of the city or nearby area not the whole country

English person

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A person from England

is a native of the city or nearby area rather than the whole country

Compounds

Lancastrian line

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An English royal family that ruled from 1399 to 1461 and used a red rose as their symbol

Surface Forms

Lancastrian singular

Lancastrians plural

Morphology

Lancastrian = Lancaster (transparent) = Lancaster + ian

Standard demonym formation from the place name 'Lancaster' to mean a person from or native of Lancaster.

Etymology

Lancastrian comes from the city name Lancaster plus the ending -ian, which means 'from' or 'belonging to', just like in Canadian. So a Lancastrian is someone who is 'from Lancaster'.