Lancaster

Other forms: Lancasters

Definitions of Lancaster
  1. noun
    a city in northwestern England
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    example of:
    city, metropolis, urban center
    a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
  2. noun
    the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose
    synonyms: House of Lancaster, Lancastrian line
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    type of:
    dynasty
    a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
    royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty
    royal persons collectively
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