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Definition of Lancashire
1. Noun. A historical area of northwestern England on the Irish Sea; noted for textiles.
Group relationships: England
Definition of Lancashire
1. Proper noun. A maritime county in the north-west of England bordered by the Irish Sea, Cumberland, Westmorland, Yorkshire and Cheshire. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lancashire
Literary usage of Lancashire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"This was the last important case of witchcraft m Lancashire. closely connected
with the gross superstitions concerning witches In the assessment of ship ..."
2. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1910)
"Bibliography of Lancashire and Cheshire. Publications issued in the two counties
... A catalogue of books on the topography & genealogy of Lancashire. ..."
3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1892)
"THE PROSPECTIVE DECLINE OF Lancashire. THE idea conveyed by the words at the head
of this article may be a surprise to readers outside Lancashire—possibly ..."
4. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1909)
"He attended the 'provincial' meeting of united ministers (presbyterian and
congregational) of Lancashire (formed 1693), out was no friend to church ..."
5. Journal by Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain) (1875)
"a most important element in the cost of the cotton manufacture, and Lancashire
spinners had for yean past been devoting their attention and ingenuity to the ..."
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