All Definitions for Lancaster
Below are all the dictionary definitions of lancaster:
1A habitational surname from Old English.
2The 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
3Their symbol was a red rose.
4A royal duchy, historically in Lancashire but now comprising an expansive real estate portfolio, held by the monarch of the United Kingdom.
5The City of Lancaster, a city and local government district with borough status (and city status) in Lancashire in North West England. Its main settlement is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status. (OS grid ref SD4761).
6A locality in the Shire of Campaspe and City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.
7Several places in Canada:
8A small former city in New Brunswick, Canada, amalgamated into Saint John in 1967.
9A ghost town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
10A community in the township of South Glengarry, in eastern Ontario, Canada.
11A small community in the city of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
12Several places in the United States:
13A populated place in Yavapai County, Arizona.
14A ghost town in Crawford County, Arkansas.
15A charter city in Los Angeles County, California.
16An unincorporated community in Wabash County, Illinois.
17A township and unincorporated community therein, in Huntington County, Indiana.
18A township and unincorporated community therein, in Jefferson County, Indiana.
19Another name for Patricksburg, an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Owen County, Indiana.
20A tiny city in Atchison County, Kansas.
21A small city, the county seat of Garrard County, Kentucky.
22A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
23A tiny city in Kittson County, Minnesota.
24A small city, the county seat of Schuyler County, Missouri.
25A town, the county seat of Coos County, New Hampshire.
26A census-designated place in Coos County, New Hampshire, within the town of the same name.
27A town and village in Erie County, New York
28A suburb of Buffalo.
29A city, the county seat of Fairfield County, Ohio.
30An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon.
31A city, the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
32A city, the county seat of Lancaster County, South Carolina.
33An unincorporated community in Smith County, Tennessee.
34A city in Dallas County, Texas.
35An unincorporated community, the county seat of Lancaster County, Virginia.
36A city, the county seat of Grant County, Wisconsin.
37A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Lancaster Township.
38A type of four-engined British bomber aircraft built by Avro during World War 2.
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