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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Since then her tracks have been played more than 50 times and she has performed multiple sessions for BBC Introducing, including at The Complex in Burton and The Lexington in London.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Earlier in the month, Manilow also rain-checked a Lexington, Ky., concert just before it was slated to begin due to “unforeseen circumstances.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
As Bruce Corbett, a Lexington voter who supported his local candidate, said of his decision to back Graham, she was “the best of the two choices we had.”
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
Lexington, Ky., was conned out of $3.9 million a year later, but authorities seized all of it from a private bank account.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
But did the British know that both these firebrands were staying at the Clarks’ out in Lexington?
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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