Lexington

[ lek-sing-tuhn ]

noun

1. a town in E Massachusetts, NW of Boston: first battle of American Revolution fought here April 19, 1775.
2. a city in N Kentucky.
3. a city in central North Carolina.

Lexington

/ ˈlɛksɪŋtən /

noun

1. a city in NE central Kentucky, in the bluegrass region: major centre for horse-breeding. Pop (including Fayette): 266 798 (2003 est)
2. 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

It was the first time Kentucky knocked off the Gators in Lexington since 1986.

From Washington Post

Others have been driving hours to Lexington from rural areas because hospitals have been transferring fewer patients.

From Washington Post

Gladys Godinez, the daughter of retired meatpacking workers, is an organizer for Solidarity with Packing Plant Workers who lives in Lexington, Nebraska.

From ProPublica

Franklin was the only one to self-publish a tell-all book about his four seasons in Lexington.

From Washington Post

She is a microbiologist and biochemist at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.

From Science News For Students

Lexington (North Carolina) vinegar-pepper sauce comes in a small ramekin on the plate.

From The Daily Beast

The beach parking lot was someplace out near the Lexington and Concord battlefields.

From The Daily Beast

America is in urgent need of more stringent gun control laws, as the British discovered at Lexington and Concord.

From The Daily Beast

He began his evening on the fourth floor of the Taino Towers - near 123rd and Lexington Ave - in what was dubbed the VIP room.

From The Daily Beast

The Lexington Herald-Leader sure did, raking McConnell over the coals Wednesday.

From The Daily Beast

They now only awaited the arrival of Colonel Coffee from the south and they would move on to Lexington.

From Project Gutenberg

Everyone expected Lexington would be the next to fall, and they were all anxious to have a hand in the affair.

From Project Gutenberg

A boat coming along, they took passage for Lexington, the boat making quite a long stop at Kansas City.

From Project Gutenberg

Lawrence found that a force was being organized in Lexington to try to surprise and capture Red Jerry and his entire band.

From Project Gutenberg

Lieutenant Cleveland, take their swords, and with a detail of six men escort them back to Lexington.

From Project Gutenberg