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Arlington

American  
[ahr-ling-tuhn] / ˈɑr lɪŋ tən /

noun

  1. a county in NE Virginia, opposite Washington, D.C.: national cemetery.

  2. a city in N Texas.

  3. a city in E Massachusetts.

  4. a town in SE New York.

Arlington British  
/ ˈɑːlɪŋtən /

noun

  1. a county of N Virginia: site of Arlington National Cemetery

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Example Sentences

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He dropped Jessica off with a friend while he and others went out to search the streets of Arlington.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Around sunset on Sept. 22, six days after Cynthia was last seen, a rural landowner was walking her dog on a private dirt road 40 miles south of Arlington when she noticed a foul odor.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Tuchel must submit his final squad to Fifa by 30 May before they begin their World Cup campaign against Croatia on 17 June in Arlington, Texas.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

This seems reasonable, and Arlington Heights agrees with the Bears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, in a service attended by President Wilson.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

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