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Arlington

UK/ˈɑː.lɪŋ.tən/US/ˈɑɹ.lɪŋ.tən/

Arlington proper noun: a village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS6140).

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Arlington

  1. A village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS6140).
  2. A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ5407).
  3. A village in Bibury parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP1006).
  4. An unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Alabama.
  5. A census-designated place in Maricopa County, Arizona.
  6. A community in the city of Riverside, Riverside County, California.
  7. An unincorporated community in Kiowa County, Colorado.
  8. A city in Calhoun County and Early County, Georgia.
  9. A village in Bureau County, Illinois.
  10. An unincorporated community in Rush County, Indiana.
  11. A small city in Fayette County, Iowa.
  12. A small city in Reno County, Kansas.
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  1. A small home rule city in Carlisle County, Kentucky.
  2. A neighborhood in northwest Baltimore, Maryland.
  3. A large town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  4. A city in Sibley County, Minnesota.
  5. An unincorporated community in Phelps County, Missouri.
  6. A village in Washington County, Nebraska.
  7. A neighborhood of the town of Kearny, Hudson County, New Jersey.
  8. A community and census-designated place in Dutchess County, New York.
  9. A neighborhood of Staten Island, New York.
  10. A former town in Yadkin County, North Carolina, merged into the town of Jonesville in 2001.
  11. A village in Hancock County, Ohio.
  12. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Ohio.
  13. A small city in Gilliam County, Oregon.
  14. A neighborhood in southern Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  15. A small city in Brookings County and Kingsbury County, South Dakota.
  16. A sizable town in Shelby County, Tennessee.
  17. A large city in Tarrant County, Texas.
  18. A town in Bennington County, Vermont.
  19. A census-designated place which is coterminous with Arlington County, Virginia.
  20. An unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia.
  21. A city in Snohomish County, Washington.
  22. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia.
  23. An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia.
  24. A town and village in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
  25. A community in Nova Scotia.
  26. A municipality of Saskatchewan.
  27. A community in Yukon.
  28. (US) Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, an American military cemetery.

Origin of Arlington

From the Old English personal name Ælfrēd + -ing (“called after”) + tūn (“estate”), literally, “estate named after Alfred”. Many of the place names in the United States derive from Arlington House, formerly the plantation of Robert E. Lee.

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Questions about Arlington

What does Arlington mean?
Arlington means a village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS6140).
What part of speech is Arlington?
Arlington is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Arlington?
Arlington is pronounced /ˈɑː.lɪŋ.tən/ (UK).

Words near Arlington in the dictionary

  1. Arley
  2. Arlidge
  3. Arlidges
  4. Arline
  5. Arlingham
  6. Arlington
  7. Arlington County
  8. Arlington Heights
  9. Arlingtonian
  10. Arlingtonians
  11. Arlo

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