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'''Lancaster, Pennsylvania''', ''the Red Rose City'', is a city in south-central Pennsylvania and is the [[county seat]] of [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]]. It is ranked as the 98th largest [[metropolitan statistical area]], which includes the surrounding suburbs and [[borough]]s, in the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Lancaster's MSA ranking | work=Proximity One | url= http://www.proximityone.com/msa03us.htm | accessdate=May 9 | accessyear=2006}}</ref>

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Locals quickly recognize visitors to Lancaster by the way they pronounce ''Lancaster.'' Natives typically pronounce it as ''LANK-a-stir'', rather than ''LAN-CAS-ter'' (with the first two syllables more or less equally stressed), as is the common pronunciation for other [[Lancaster]]s in the US.