"Lancashire" meaning in All languages combined

See Lancashire on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈlæŋkəʃə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlæŋkəˌʃɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-Lancashire.wav [UK]
Etymology: From Middle English Lancastreshire, from Lancaster + Old English scir (“district”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Lancastreshire}} Middle English Lancastreshire, {{m|en|Lancaster}} Lancaster, {{der|en|ang|scir||district}} Old English scir (“district”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lancashire
  1. A maritime county in the north-west of England bordered by the Irish Sea, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and Merseyside. Categories (topical): Cheeses Categories (place): Counties of England Derived forms: Lancashire boiler, Lancashire Heeler, Lancashire hotpot, Lancashire over the sands, Lancashire over the water, Lancashire peeler, Lancashire wrestling, West Lancashire Translations (county in the north-west of England): 蘭開夏 (Chinese Mandarin), 兰开夏 (Lánkāixià) (Chinese Mandarin), 蘭開夏郡 (Chinese Mandarin), 兰开夏郡 (Lánkāixiàjùn) (Chinese Mandarin), 蘭開郡 (Chinese Mandarin), 兰开郡 (Lánkāijùn) (Chinese Mandarin), Lankaŝiro (Esperanto), Ла́нкашир (Lánkašir) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Lancashire-en-name-4DLJcj8m Disambiguation of Cheeses: 90 10 Disambiguation of Counties of England: 86 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 96 4

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlæŋkəʃə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlæŋkəˌʃɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-Lancashire.wav [UK] Forms: Lancashires [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English Lancastreshire, from Lancaster + Old English scir (“district”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Lancastreshire}} Middle English Lancastreshire, {{m|en|Lancaster}} Lancaster, {{der|en|ang|scir||district}} Old English scir (“district”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Lancashire (countable and uncountable, plural Lancashires)
  1. A type of cheese made in Lancashire, England. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Lancashire-en-noun-~Tg~8qXZ

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