lancaster
part of speech
noun (Lancaster — a name and place)
meaning for a pupil
1) (a name, a place) Lancaster is a city in north-west England, the county town of Lancashire. tree →
2) (history) The House of Lancaster was a royal family of England, whose sign was the red rose; it fought the House of York in the Wars of the Roses. tree →
3) (history) The Lancaster was a famous British bomber plane of the Second World War. tree →
4) (a name) A surname. tree →
sense in the lessons
In history lessons: the Wars of the Roses (1455–1487) were between Lancaster (red rose) and York (white rose), ended by Henry Tudor. Geography: Lancaster has a castle and a university. Burt Lancaster was an American film actor.
examples
- Lancaster is a city in Lancashire. tree →
- The red rose was the badge of the House of Lancaster. tree →
- Henry VII united Lancaster and York. tree →
- We visited Lancaster Castle on our trip. tree →
- The Lancaster bomber had four engines. tree →
- Mrs Lancaster is our neighbour. tree →
- Some cried, "Thou must go to Lancaster first." tree →
note
Always written with a capital L. Pronounced LAN-kuh-ster. Lancashire is the county; Lancaster is its city.
Trees and pragmatics
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