Lan·ca·shire
| \ ˈlaŋ-kə-ˌshir
, -shər \
, -shər \
Definition of Lancashire
: a moist crumbly white English cheese that is used especially in cooking
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Lan·ca·shire
| \ ˈlaŋ-kə-ˌshir
, -shər \
, -shər \
variants:
or Lancaster \
ˈlaŋ-kə-stər
\
\
Definition of Lancashire
county of northwestern England bordering on the Irish Sea; capital Preston area 1217 square miles (3152 square kilometers), population 1,171,339
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The first known use of Lancashire was in 1896
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