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lexington

/ˈlɛksɪŋtən/

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What does lexington mean?

proper noun

  1. A small city, the county seat of Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
  2. A city, the county seat of Fayette County, Kentucky, consolidated with the county.
  3. A town, the county seat of Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
More meanings (10)

proper noun

  1. A township and village therein, in Sanilac County, Michigan.
  2. A city, the county seat of Holmes County, Mississippi.
  3. A city, the county seat of Lafayette County, Missouri.
  4. A city, the county seat of Dawson County, Nebraska.
  5. A city, the county seat of Davidson County, North Carolina.
  6. A town, the county seat of Lexington County, South Carolina.
  7. A city, the county seat of Henderson County, Tennessee.
  8. An independent city, the county seat of Rockbridge County, Virginia.
  9. A number of other townships, including in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Minnesota, Missouri, and Ohio, listed under Lexington Township.
  10. The battle of Lexington, one of the first battles in the American Revolutionary War, see Wikipedia:Battles of Lexington and Concord.
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IPA pronunciation

/ˈlɛksɪŋtən/

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It was written to accompany the express, which brought the news of the battle of Lexington.
William Gilmore SimmsThe Life of Francis MarionProject Gutenberg ebook #843
“It was the housekeeper, Mrs. Lexington, who drew the night constable’s attention to it.”
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Return of Sherlock HolmesProject Gutenberg ebook #108
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That little church stood for American bravery and initiative and self-sacrifice and romanticism in a way that well befitted good old Lexington.
Russell H. ConwellAcres of Diamonds: Our Every-day OpportunitiesProject Gutenberg ebook #368
In a field, near Lexington, an Indian shot a man, and running to scalp him, was himself shot from the fort, and fell dead upon his enemy.
John FilsonThe Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon Containing a Narrative of the Wars of KentuckeProject Gutenberg ebook #909
One day a man came to my hut from Lexington to inquire after his hound that made a large track, and had been hunting for a week by himself.
Henry David ThoreauWalden, and On The Duty Of Civil DisobedienceProject Gutenberg ebook #205