Lexington
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- proper noun
- /ˈlɛksɪŋtən/
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Lexington (Kentucky)
- Can you take me to Lexington, Kentucky, where many famous horse farms are located?
- Lexington, Kentucky
- Lexington, KY
- Lexington: University
We, we fed the frontline defenders up in Lexington, KY with Wild Health and the Castle.
- We, we fed the frontline defenders up in Lexington, KY with Wild Health and the Castle.
- And I, I thought a lot about if you go to a church, like if you are a member, let's say First Baptist, Lexington, KY, or something like that.
- For example, I discovered documents citing an experiment in the federal prison in Lexington, KY.
- I will be, as I told you this weekend in Phoenix, then I'll be in Buffalo, Salt Lake City, Washington DC, Addison, TX and Lexington, KY.
- Got a job in Lexington at Lexmark testing printer boards, circuit boards.
Examples
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'Cause Forbes Magazine votes Lexington 14th best place in the US for business and careers.
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George was born on May 6th, 1961 in Lexington, Kentucky.
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We're flying over Lexington now.
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My mother lives in Lexington.
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Can you take me to Lexington, Kentucky?
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I stayed in a motel outside Lexington called the Kent, about fifteen miles north of the racetrack.
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Russell and his Black teammates suffered similar racial difficulties when playing exhibitions in Dallas and Lexington, Kentucky.
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The only thing is that I'm not going directly to New Orleans I'm gonna stop in Lexington, Kentucky for 2 days then I'm gonna drive to Memphis and then I'm gonna go to New Orleans.
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People have been coming in to town all week from locations as far as Akron, Ohio and Lexington, Kentucky just to get a glimpse of the 6'3" phenom.
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My mother lives in Lexington, a city known for its thoroughbred horse racing.
Compounds
The first fights in April 1775 between American colonists and British soldiers that begin the war for independence
The first battle of the war for American independence on April 19, 1775 in Massachusetts
Surface Forms
Etymology
The city Lexington in Kentucky shares the same origin: it was named after the English place name where -ton means 'town'. That is why the name was used again in America to mean a new 'town', which today is known for its horse farms.