Lexington
Americannoun
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a town in E Massachusetts, NW of Boston: first battle of American Revolution fought here April 19, 1775.
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a city in N Kentucky.
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a city in central North Carolina.
noun
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a city in NE central Kentucky, in the bluegrass region: major centre for horse-breeding. Pop (including Fayette): 266 798 (2003 est)
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a city in Massachusetts, northwest of Boston: site of the first action (1775) of the War of American Independence. Pop: 30 631 (2003 est)
Example Sentences
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Near the end of my three hours with Phillips, who got help that day from volunteer Keith Johnson, we visited the Lexington pocket park.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
At the Lexington Avenue pocket park, Phillips told me she had never seen kids on the grounds.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
He could sell to pay down the mortgage on their home in Lexington, Ky.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Speaking of authenticity, Mr. Beshear took to the Lexington Herald-Leader last week to defend his veto, claiming we at the Journal “refused to consider publishing” his defense.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
But Everett was well qualified: universally revered, and a dab hand at battlefields, he’d already played Concord, Lexington, and Bunker Hill.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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