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LANCASTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose
Synonyms:
House of Lancaster; Lancaster; Lancastrian line
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Lancaster" is a kind of...):
dynasty (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)
royal family; royal house; royal line; royalty (royal persons collectively)
Meronyms (members of "Lancaster"):
Lancastrian (a member (or supporter) of the house of Lancaster)
Bolingbroke; Henry Bolingbroke; Henry IV (the first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413))
Henry V (son of Henry IV and King of England from 1413 to 1422; reopened the Hundred Years' War and defeated the French at Agincourt (1387-1422))
Henry VI (son of Henry V who as an infant succeeded his father and was King of England from 1422 to 1461; he was taken prisoner in 1460 and Edward IV was proclaimed king; he was rescued and regained the throne in 1470 but was recaptured and murdered in the Tower of London (1421-1471))
Derivation:
Lancastrian (of or relating to the former English royal house or their supporters)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A city in northwestern England
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Meronyms (members of "Lancaster"):
Lancastrian (a resident of Lancaster)
Holonyms ("Lancaster" is a part of...):
England (a division of the United Kingdom)
Derivation:
Lancastrian (of or relating to the English city of Lancaster or its residents)
