Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of northern Texas, a suburb of Dallas–Fort Worth.
  • A county and unincorporated city of northern Virginia across the Potomac River from Washington, DC. Mainly residential, it is the site of Arlington National Cemetery (established in 1864), where American war dead and other notables are buried.

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  • proper noun A place name.
  • proper noun US Arlington National Cemetery (in Arlington County, Virginia) an American military cemetery, which includes among other things the tomb of the unknown soldiers.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth

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Examples

  • ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 05: Right fielder Nelson Cruz #17 of the Texas Rangers reacts to a post-game cream pie in his face after the Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Opening Day at Rangers Ballpark on April 5, 2010 in Arlington, Texas.

    Denver Post: All Blogs 2010

  • ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 05: Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia #21 of the Texas Rangers celebrates a walkoff RBI against the Toronto Blue Jays in the bottom of the ninth inning on Opening Day at Rangers Ballpark on April 5, 2010 in Arlington, Texas.

    Denver Post: All Blogs 2010

  • ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 05: Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia celebrates with is wife, Ashley Saltalamacchia, after hitting the game winning walkoff RBI against the Toronto Blue Jays on Opening Day at Rangers Ballpark on April 5, 2010 in Arlington, Texas.

    Denver Post: All Blogs 2010

  • ARLINGTON - For the third time in six years, Arlington resident GlenNita Stagner stood in her house as it filled with more than 3 feet of water.

    PegasusNews.com stories 2010

  • ARLINGTON, MA-Officials from Bierbrier Development Inc., a developer and owner of urban shopping centers in Eastern Massachusetts, joined representatives from the town of Arlington, local business leaders and tenants to celebrate the grand opening of the

    Latest Headlines From Boston/SF 2010

  • ARLINGTON - John Koster is hosting a grand opening today for his Arlington campaign headquarters as he readies to challenge U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., for his seat in Congress.

    HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News 2010

  • ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 05: Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia #21 of the Texas Rangers celebrates a walkoff RBI against the Toronto Blue Jays in the bottom of the ninth inning on Opening Day at Rangers Ballpark on April 5, 2010 in Arlington, Texas.

    Denver Post: All Blogs 2010

  • ARLINGTON - Arlington detectives are asking for the public's help to identify the person responsible for shooting at a house on Saturday.

    HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News 2010

  • ARLINGTON - Jefferson's boys hardwood unit started out steaming hot and continued on a warm trend Saturday night at the Devil's Den in Arlington.

    The Delphos Herald 2009

  • ARLINGTON - The presence of Arlington police at an after-hours club has led the owner to question if the police have gone too far.

    WFAA.com Latest News 2009

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