Lancashire
noun
Lan·ca·shire
ˈlaŋ-kə-ˌshir 
-shər
: a moist crumbly white English cheese that is used especially in cooking
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Lancashire
geographical name
Lan·ca·shire
ˈlaŋ-kə-ˌshir
-shər
variants
or Lancaster
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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