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Lancastrian

UK/lænˈkæstɹɪ.ən/

Lancastrian adjective: of or relating to Lancaster or Lancashire.

Adjective

Lancastrian (comparative more Lancastrian, superlative most Lancastrian)

  1. Of or relating to Lancaster or Lancashire.
  2. Relating to the dukes or the royal house of Lancaster.

Noun

Lancastrian (plural Lancastrians)

  1. A person from Lancaster or Lancashire.
  2. (historical) An adherent of the house of Lancaster, as against the Yorkists, in the Wars of the Roses.
  3. (historical) A modified version of the Lancaster bomber, used in civilian service in the immediate postwar years.

Forms of Lancastrian

Adjective
comparativemore Lancastrian
superlativemost Lancastrian
Noun
pluralLancastrians

Origin of Lancastrian

From Lancaster + -ian.

Questions about Lancastrian

What does Lancastrian mean?
Lancastrian means of or relating to Lancaster or Lancashire.
What part of speech is Lancastrian?
Lancastrian can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Lancastrian?
Lancastrian is pronounced /lænˈkæstɹɪ.ən/ (UK).

Words near Lancastrian in the dictionary

  1. Lancaster
  2. Lancaster County
  3. Lancaster Sound
  4. Lancasterian
  5. Lancasterism
  6. Lancastrian
  7. Lancastrians
  8. lance
  9. lance bombardier
  10. lance bombardiers
  11. lance corporal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Lancastrian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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