lancaster

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
14
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈlænkæstə/
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/ˈlænkæstə/ · /ˈlæŋkæstə/ · /ˈlæŋkəstə/ · /ˈlæn.kæs.tɚ/ · /ˈlæŋk.ɪ.stɚ/ · /ˈlæŋk.ə.stɚ/

Definition of lancaster

34 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
    “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.”
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name

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
    “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. A royal duchy, historically in Lancashire but now comprising an expansive real estate portfolio, held by the monarch of the United Kingdom.
  4. The 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).
  5. A locality in the Shire of Campaspe and City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.
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  34. A type of four-engined British bomber aircraft built by Avro during World War 2.

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Etymology

From Middle English Lancaster, Loncastre, the name of the Roman fort on the River Lune, from Lune + the Old English suffix ceaster (“town”), found in many placenames.

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