Lancaster

English

Etymology

From Middle English Lancaster, Loncastre, the name of the Roman fort on the River Lune.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlænkæstə(ɹ)/, /ˈlæŋkəstə(ɹ)/, /ˈlaŋkəstə(ɹ)/[1]
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈlæn.kæs.tɚ/, /ˈlæŋk.ɨ.stɚ/, /ˈlæŋk.ə.stəɹ/

Usage notes

The second British pronunciation is more historical and becoming less common. The second US pronunciation is the local pronunciation of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The third US pronunciation is the local pronunciation of Lancaster, Kentucky.

Proper noun

Lancaster

  1. A habitational surname​.
    • 2015, Neil Chakraborti, Jon ‎Garland, Responding to Hate Crime: The Case for Connecting Policy and Research
      Sylvia Lancaster is the founder of the Sophie Lancaster Foundation, a campaigning charitable organisation formed in the wake of her daughter Sophie's tragic murder in 2007.
  2. The House of Lancaster, a dynasty of English kings and one of the opposing factions involved in the 15th century Wars of the Roses. The name comes from the fact that its members were descended from John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster; their symbol was a red rose.
  3. The City of Lancaster, a UK local government district with city status in Lancashire in North West England. Its main settlement is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status.
  4. A city in Lancashire, in the northwest of England, UK.
  5. Any of various settlements that take their name from the city in Lancashire. See Lancaster (disambiguation) on Wikipedia for a list.
    1. A city in Kentucky, USA, and the county seat of Garrard County.
    2. A small city in Missouri, USA, and the county seat of Schuyler County.
    3. A town in New Hampshire, USA, and county seat of Coos County.
    4. A city in Ohio, USA, and the county seat of Fairfield County.
    5. A city in Pennsylvania, USA, and the county seat of Lancaster County.
    6. A city in South Carolina, USA, and the county seat of Lancaster County.
    7. An unincorporated community in Virginia, USA, and the county seat of Lancaster County.
    8. A city in Wisconsin, USA, and the county seat of Grant County.
  6. (aircraft) A type of four-engined British bomber aircraft built by Avro during World War 2.

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References
  1. Roach, Peter; Hartman, James; Setter, Jane et al., eds (2006). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (17th ed.). Cambridge: CUP. →ISBN.

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