Lancaster

  1. Proper noun.  (surname, habitational) .
  2. Proper noun.  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. Proper noun.  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. Proper noun.  A city in Lancashire, in the northwest of England, UK.
  5. Proper noun.  Any of various settlements that take their name from the city in Lancashire. See Lancaster (disambiguation) on Wikipedia for a list.
  6. Proper noun.  (aircraft) A type of four-engined British bomber aircraft built by Avro during World War 2.

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