Lexington
Americannoun
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a town in E Massachusetts, NW of Boston: first battle of American Revolution fought here April 19, 1775.
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a city in N Kentucky.
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a city in central North Carolina.
noun
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a city in NE central Kentucky, in the bluegrass region: major centre for horse-breeding. Pop (including Fayette): 266 798 (2003 est)
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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
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Tyson Foods in January shut its Lexington, Neb., beef plant—one of the largest in the U.S.—laying off about 3,200 workers.
In Manhattan: While standing over a subway grate at 52nd Street and Lexington Avenue, Marilyn Monroe holds down her white billowing dress for “The Seven Year Itch.”
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.
“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
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
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