ALL meanings of lancashire
Lan·ca·shire
L l - noun lancashire a county in NW England. 1174 sq. mi. (3040 sq. km). 1
- noun lancashire 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) 0
- noun lancashire a mild whitish-coloured cheese with a crumbly texture 0
- noun lancashire county on the NW coast of England: 1,185 sq mi (3,069 sq km); pop. 1,384,000 0