Lancaster

(lăngˈkə-stər, lănˈ-)

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• Lan·casˈtri·an (lăng-kăsˈtrē-ən) adjective & n.

(lăngˈkə-stər, -kăsˌtər, lănˈ-)

1. A municipal borough of northwest England north of Liverpool. Chartered in 1193, it was built on the site of a Roman frontier station. Population: 45,900.
2. An unincorporated community of southern California northeast of Los Angeles. It is a trade center for an irrigated farming area. Population: 141,000.
3. A city of south-central Ohio southeast of Columbus. The birthplace of William Tecumseh Sherman has been preserved. Population: 36,500.
4. A city of southeast Pennsylvania west of Philadelphia. A trade center in a rich farming region, it was settled by German Mennonites c. 1709 and was the meeting place of the Continental Congress in 1777. Population: 54,800.