Arlington
Americannoun
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a county in NE Virginia, opposite Washington, D.C.: national cemetery.
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a city in N Texas.
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a city in E Massachusetts.
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a town in SE New York.
noun
Example Sentences
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He played soccer and went to Bishop Denis J. O’Connell High School, a Catholic preparatory school in Arlington.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
Charles and Camilla then visited Arlington National Cemetery just outside Washington, where they laid a wreath and flowers at the hilltop Tomb of the Unknown Soldier honoring America's unidentified war dead.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Then they paid their respects at Arlington National Cemetery, where they laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior and a gun salute was fired.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Arlington 8, Paloma Valley 1: Carter Johnson had a three-run home run for Arlington.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
With a little imagination, I could envision I was sipping a strawberry soda from Chapman’s Drug back in Arlington.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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