Lancashire
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- proper noun
- /ˈlæŋkəʃə/
- So for your listeners, I'm from North in England, so I'm from a very working class town in Lancashire near Manchester.
- Lancashire Council
- Lancashire mill
- Central Lancashire
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Watch on YouTubeYou know, like when my youngest was born, Lucas, we were out, that was, we were living back up in Lancashire still.
- You know, like when my youngest was born, Lucas, we were out, that was, we were living back up in Lancashire still.
- His title was Lord Leary Nicholas of Marival in Trinidad and Tobago and Nelson at the County Palatine of Lancashire.
Examples
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Dr Joseph Healey, representing Oldham, Lancashire, heartily concurs!
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Although he had grown up in Lancashire, his high coloring and bloodshot blue eyes often made people think he was Scottish.
Fiction book (1996) -
Although not dressed for the Lancashire climate...
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We are fellow reformers, sir, from Lancashire way.
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First, in the blue, the defending champions, Lancashire Grammar School.
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At age sixteen, he was working in a local mill like any sensible Lancashire boy.
Academic text (2001) -
This place reminds me of Blackburn, Lancashire.
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So when a job request came in for a companion for an elderly lady in Lancashire, she had decreed it to be fate.
Fiction book (2001) -
We've had these very bad floods both in Lancashire and Cumbria.
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The scenic landscapes of Lancashire attract many visitors each year.
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Etymology
Lancashire comes from the town Lancaster plus the ending -shire, which means 'county', so the name originally meant the 'county around Lancaster' and now refers to the historic county in north-west England.