a city in NW England, former county town of Lancashire, on the River Lune: castle (built on the site of a Roman camp); university (1964). Pop: 45 952 (2001)
2.
a four-engined British aircraft, noted for its role as a heavy bomber in World War II
Lancaster in British English2
(ˈlæŋkəstə, ˈlæŋˌkæstə)
noun
the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461
Lancaster in American English
(ˈlæŋkəstər; for 3 & ; 4 also, ˈlæŋˌkæstər)
1.
city in NW England; county seat of Lancashire: county district pop. 124,000
2.
Lancashire
3.
city in SE Pa.: pop. 56,000
4.
city in SW Calif.: suburb of Los Angeles: pop. 119,000
Word origin
(sense 3) after city in England; (sense 4) prob. after a railroad official