[lang-kuh-sheer, -sher] 
| a county in NW England. 1,369,250; 1174 sq. mi. (3040 sq. km). |
| Lan·ca·shire (lāng'kə-shîr', -shər) A historical region of northwest England on the Irish Sea. It was part of the kingdom of Northumbria in Anglo-Saxon times and became a county palatine in 1351. Long noted for its textiles, the area grew rapidly after the Industrial Revolution. |
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