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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
Lancashire
Lancashire [Lancashire] BrE NAmE
1. 1 (abbrLancs)a county in north-west England. It was one of the centres of the ↑Industrial Revolution, and was famous especially for its cotton ↑mills and coal mines. In 1974 the county was reduced in size and it no longer includes the cities of ↑Liverpool and ↑Manchester. Its administrative centre is Preston.
Compare ↑Merseyside
2. 2 (alsoLancashire cheese)noun [U]a type of mild white cheese that breaks easily into small pieces. It is traditionally made in Lancashire.
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