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Lexington

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Noun

1. lexington

town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought

2. lexington

a city in eastern Kentucky; noted for raising thoroughbred horses

3. concord, lexington, lexington and concord

the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lexington

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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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Lexington

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1. 
city in NC Ky., in Fayette county, with which it constitutes a metropolitan government (ˈLexingˈton-Fayette) with a pop. of 261,000
2. 
suburb of Boston, in E Mass.: pop. 30,000
see also Concord2

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Lexington

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1. A city of north-central Kentucky east of Louisville. A noted center for the raising of thoroughbred horses, it was named in 1775 after the Battle of Lexington.
2. A town of northeast Massachusetts, a residential suburb of Boston. The Battle of Lexington (April 19, 1775) marked the beginning of the American Revolution.

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