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noun
1.
the English royal family that reigned 1399–1461, descended from John of Gaunt (Duke of Lancaster), and that included Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI. Compare York (def. 1).
2.
a member of this family.
3.
a city in Lancashire, in NW England. 125,500.
4.
a city in SE Pennsylvania. 54,725.
5.
EXPANDa town in S California. 48,027.
6.
a city in central Ohio. 34,953.
7.
a town in N Texas. 14,807.
8.
COLLAPSEa town in W New York. 13,056.
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Lancaster
Loncastre (1086) "Roman Fort on the River Lune," a Celtic river name probably meaning "healthy, pure." The Lancastrians in the War of the Roses took their name from their descent from John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster.
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