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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In an interview just last month, Rabbi Jack Bemporad recalled “we used to go to Doug’s place,” presumably referring to Coe’s Arlington, Va., home.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
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
He’s proposed a 250-foot arch in front of Arlington National Cemetery, redoing the reflecting pool, and even adding his face to passports and coins.
From Slate • May 7, 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
A world away from Lamphere and Gardner's quiet deliberations in Arlington Hall, American and Soviet forces in Europe inched toward open hostility.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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