LEXINGTON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lexington mean? 

• LEXINGTON (noun)
  The noun LEXINGTON has 3 senses:

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

2. a city in eastern Kentucky; noted for raising thoroughbred horses

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

  Familiarity information: LEXINGTON used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEXINGTON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)

Holonyms ("Lexington" is a part of...):

Bay State; MA; Mass.; Massachusetts; Old Colony (a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A city in eastern Kentucky; noted for raising thoroughbred horses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Lexington" is a part of...):

Bluegrass State; Ken.; Kentucky; KY (a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

Concord; Lexington; Lexington and Concord

Instance hypernyms:

pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)

Domain region:

Bay State; MA; Mass.; Massachusetts; Old Colony (a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies)

Holonyms ("Lexington" is a part of...):

American Revolution; American Revolutionary War; American War of Independence; War of American Independence (the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783)

 Context examples 

It was the housekeeper, Mrs. Lexington, who drew the night constable’s attention to it.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Mrs. Lexington is her name—a little, dark, silent person, with suspicious and sidelong eyes.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)