Lancashire
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Lancashire
- /ˈlæŋkəʃə/ UK
- /ˈlæŋkəˌʃɪə/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English Lancastreschire, from Lancastre (“Lancaster”) + schire (“shire, county”). By surface analysis, Lanca(ster) + -shire.
proper noun Lancanshire
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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.
Similar: Lancs
- An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.
- A surname.
noun Lancashires · Lancanshire
- A type of cheese made in Lancashire, England.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cheshire, witches, lancs, lan., cumbria, merseyside, north west, county durham, west yorkshire, greater manchester, cumberland, north yorkshire, furness, lakeland, lakes, northumberland
Translations
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name county in the north-west of England
| 中文 | 蘭開夏 /兰开夏 Lánkāixià, 蘭開夏郡 /兰开夏郡 Lánkāixiàjùn, 蘭開郡 /兰开郡 Lánkāijùn |
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| Русский | Ла́нкашир Lánkašir |
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title = {Lancashire},
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