Lexington

American  

[lek-sing-tuhn] / ˈlɛk sɪŋ tən /

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.

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Lexington British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

Tyson Foods closed one of its largest beef processing plants, in Lexington, Neb., which employed 3,200 people, and cut production at a Texas facility in half.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

“People mainly think about lowering their tax bill today, but they also need to think ahead to have tax-free money down the road,” said James Scott Downing, a certified financial planner in Lexington, Ky.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 2026

The famed skyscraper, which began hosting tenants in April 1930 and was once the world's tallest building, continues to draw tourists to its blue-chip address of 405 Lexington Avenue in the heart of Manhattan.

From Barron's • Jan. 11, 2026

Tyson Foods will close its Lexington, Neb., plant by Jan. 20, a move that will affect 3,200 workers and disrupt the local economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Suddenly, people were saying, ‘Have you heard? At sunrise this morning over at Lexington the British fired on us.’

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes