Lancashire

[ lang-kuh-sheer, -sher ]

noun

1. a county in NW England. 1,174 sq. mi. (3,040 sq. km).

Lancashire

/ ˈlæŋkəˌʃɪə; -ʃə /

noun

1. a county of NW England, on the Irish Sea: became a county palatine in 1351 and a duchy attached to the Crown; much reduced in size after the 1974 boundary changes, losing the Furness district to Cumbria and much of the south to Greater Manchester, Merseyside, and Cheshire: Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool became independent unitary authorities in 1998. It was traditionally a cotton textiles manufacturing region. Administrative centre: Preston. Pop (excluding unitary authorities): 1 147 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding unitary authorities): 2889 sq km (1115 sq miles) Lancs
2. a mild whitish-coloured cheese with a crumbly texture

Example Sentences

Axel Rudakubana, of Lancashire, appeared via videolink from HMP Belmarsh for a plea and trial preparation hearing at Liverpool Crown Court but he was not asked to enter any pleas to the 16 charges he faces.

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Nikki Helme, 35, from Chorley in Lancashire, said at one point she was referred for "health anxiety" treatment by her doctor after contacting the surgery "every day".

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Hampshire are among the eight counties selected to compete in Tier One of the sport's new structure, along with Durham, Essex, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Surrey and Warwickshire.

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Amanj Hasan Zada, from Preston in Lancashire, was linked to three separate crossings from France in 2023 involving Kurdish migrants who had previously travelled through eastern Europe.

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Inmates were burning holes in cell windows to allow the drones in at HMP Garth near Leyland, Lancashire and stealing mops and brooms to use their handles to collect drugs from drones.

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