Arlington

/ˈɑː.lɪŋ.tən/ name

name ·Moderate ·College level

Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: A place in England:; A village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS6140).
  • Grammar: arlington is listed as name.
  • Nearest alternatives: cemetery, city name, family name, geographic name.
  • Usage evidence: J.F. Kennedy was buried in Arlington Cemetery.

How to use "arlington"

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A place in England:; A village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS6140).
  2. 2
    A place in England:; A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ5407).
  3. 3
    A place in England:; A village in Bibury parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP1006).
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Alabama.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Maricopa County, Arizona.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A community in the city of Riverside, Riverside County, California.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Kiowa County, Colorado.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Calhoun County and Early County, Georgia.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Bureau County, Illinois.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Rush County, Indiana.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Fayette County, Iowa.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Reno County, Kansas.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A small home rule city in Carlisle County, Kentucky.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A neighborhood in northwest Baltimore, Maryland.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; A large town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Sibley County, Minnesota.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Phelps County, Missouri.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Washington County, Nebraska.
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; A neighborhood of Kearny, Hudson County, New Jersey.
  15. 20
    A number of places in the United States:; A community and census-designated place in Dutchess County, New York.
  16. 21
    A number of places in the United States:; A neighborhood of Staten Island, New York.
  17. 22
    A number of places in the United States:; A former town in Yadkin County, North Carolina, merged into the town of Jonesville in 2001.
  18. 23
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Hancock County, Ohio.
  19. 24
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Ohio.
  20. 25
    A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Gilliam County, Oregon.
  21. 26
    A number of places in the United States:; A neighborhood in southern Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  22. 27
    A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Brookings County and Kingsbury County, South Dakota.
  23. 28
    A number of places in the United States:; A sizable town in Shelby County, Tennessee.
  24. 29
    A number of places in the United States:; A large city in Tarrant County, Texas.
  25. 30
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Bennington County, Vermont.
  26. 31
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place which is coterminous with Arlington County, Virginia.
  27. 32
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia.
  28. 33
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Snohomish County, Washington.
  29. 34
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia.
  30. 35
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia.
  31. 36
    A number of places in the United States:; A town and village in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
  32. 37
    A number of places in Canada:; A community in Nova Scotia.
  33. 38
    A number of places in Canada:; A municipality of Saskatchewan.
  34. 39
    A number of places in Canada:; A community in Yukon.
  35. 40
    Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, an American military cemetery. US

Synonyms

All synonyms
cemeterycity namefamily namegeographic namelast namemilitary cemetery

Example

"J.F. Kennedy was buried in Arlington Cemetery."

Common questions

What does "arlington" mean?

A place in England:; A village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS6140).

What is a synonym for "arlington"?

Common synonyms include: cemetery, city name, family name, geographic name, last name, military cemetery.

How do you use "arlington" in a sentence?

J.F. Kennedy was buried in Arlington Cemetery.

How do you pronounce "arlington"?

Pronounced /ˈɑː.lɪŋ.tən/.

Etymology

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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