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Lex⋅ing⋅ton

[lek-sing-tuhn]
–noun
1. a town in E Massachusetts, NW of Boston: first battle of American Revolution fought here April 19, 1775. 29,479.
2. a city in N Kentucky. 204,165.
3. a city in central North Carolina. 15,711.
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Lex·ing·ton   (lěk'sĭng-tən)   
  1. The largest city of Kentucky, in the northeast-central part east-southeast of Louisville. A noted center for the raising of thoroughbred horses, it was named in 1775 after the Battle of Lexington. Population: 271,000.

  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. Population: 30,200.

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