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  • A city in Lancashire, in the northwest of England, UK.
  • aircraft A type of four-engined Avro during World War 2.
  • Any of various settlements that take their name from the city in Lancashire. See Lancaster (disambiguation) on Wikipedia for a list.
  • habitational|from=Old English
  • The City of Lancaster, a UK local government district with city status in Lancashire in North West England. Its main settlement is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status.
  • The House of Lancaster, a Wars of the Roses. The name comes from the fact that its members were descended from John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster; their symbol was a red rose.

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