# Lexington

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**Lexington** or **The Lexington** may refer to:

## Places

### Canada

- Lexington, a district in [Waterloo, Ontario](/source/Waterloo,_Ontario)

### United States

- [Lexington, Kentucky](/source/Lexington,_Kentucky), the most populous city with this name
- [Lexington, Massachusetts](/source/Lexington,_Massachusetts), the oldest municipality with this name in the United States, and site of the first battle of the American Revolutionary War
- [Lexington, Alabama](/source/Lexington,_Alabama), a town
- [Lexington, California](/source/Lexington,_California), now a ghost town
- [Lexington, Georgia](/source/Lexington,_Georgia), a city
- [Lexington, Illinois](/source/Lexington,_Illinois), a city
- [Lexington, Indiana](/source/Lexington,_Indiana), an unincorporated community
- [Lexington, Carroll County, Indiana](/source/Lexington,_Carroll_County,_Indiana), an unincorporated community
- [Lexington, Kansas](/source/Lexington,_Kansas), now a ghost town
- [Lexington, Maine](/source/Lexington,_Maine), a township
- [Lexington Township, Michigan](/source/Lexington_Township,_Michigan) - [Lexington, Michigan](/source/Lexington,_Michigan), a village within the township
- [Lexington, Minnesota](/source/Lexington,_Minnesota), a city
- [Lexington, Mississippi](/source/Lexington,_Mississippi), a city
- [Lexington, Missouri](/source/Lexington,_Missouri), a city
- [Lexington, Nebraska](/source/Lexington,_Nebraska), a city
- [Lexington, New York](/source/Lexington,_New_York), a town
- [Lexington, North Carolina](/source/Lexington,_North_Carolina), a city
- [Lexington, Ohio](/source/Lexington,_Ohio), a village
- [Lexington, Oklahoma](/source/Lexington,_Oklahoma), a city
- [Lexington, Oregon](/source/Lexington,_Oregon), a city
- [Lexington, South Carolina](/source/Lexington,_South_Carolina), a town
- [Lexington County, South Carolina](/source/Lexington_County,_South_Carolina)
- [Lexington, Tennessee](/source/Lexington,_Tennessee), a city
- [Lexington, Texas](/source/Lexington,_Texas), a town
- [Lexington, Virginia](/source/Lexington,_Virginia), a city
- [Lexington (plantation)](/source/Lexington_(plantation)), Virginia, an archaeological site
- [Lexington, Washington](/source/Lexington,_Washington), a census-designated place
- [Lexington Avenue (Manhattan)](/source/Lexington_Avenue_(Manhattan)), a street in New York City

### Former

- [Laxton, Nottinghamshire](/source/Laxton,_Nottinghamshire) in England, formerly Lexington

## People

*See also the spelling*Lexinton*.*

- [Henry of Lexington](/source/Henry_of_Lexington), medieval Bishop of Lincoln
- [John Lexington](/source/John_Lexington), 13th century English baron
- [Lexington Steele](/source/Lexington_Steele), American pornographic actor
- [Stephen of Lexington](/source/Stephen_of_Lexington), English Cistercian monk

## Ships

- [*Lexington*-class aircraft carrier](/source/Lexington-class_aircraft_carrier), the first operational aircraft carrier class in the United States Navy
- [SS *Lexington*](/source/SS_Lexington), the name of several steamships
- [USS *Lexington*](/source/USS_Lexington), the name of various United States Navy ships

## Other uses

- [Battles of Lexington and Concord](/source/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord), the first battles of the American Revolutionary War
- [Lexington (automobile)](/source/Lexington_(automobile)), an early automobile
- [Lexington (cigarette)](/source/Lexington_(cigarette)), a Luxembourgish brand
- [Lexington (horse)](/source/Lexington_(horse)), a 19th-century champion racehorse
- [Lexington Partners](/source/Lexington_Partners), a private equity firm
- [Lexington Queen](/source/Lexington_Queen), a dance club in Tokyo
- [Lexington Tower](/source/Lexington_Tower), a summit in Washington state
- [The Lexington (Des Moines, Iowa)](/source/The_Lexington_(Des_Moines,_Iowa)), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Iowa
- [The Lexington (Liverpool)](/source/The_Lexington_(Liverpool)), a residential tower in Liverpool, United Kingdom
- [The Lexington, Islington](/source/The_Lexington,_Islington), pub and music venue in Islington, London
- Lexington, the codename of a 2013 Intel [Atom](/source/Atom_(system_on_chip)) processor
- [Lexington Stakes (Keeneland)](/source/Lexington_Stakes_(Keeneland)), a thoroughbred horse race held at Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky
- [Lexington Stakes (NYRA)](/source/Lexington_Stakes_(NYRA)), a discontinued thoroughbred horse race last held at Belmont Park, New York in 2007

## See also

- [Lexington Airport (disambiguation)](/source/Lexington_Airport_(disambiguation))
- [Lexington Bridge (disambiguation)](/source/Lexington_Bridge_(disambiguation))
- [Lexington Avenue (disambiguation)](/source/Lexington_Avenue_(disambiguation))
- [Lexington station (disambiguation)](/source/Lexington_station_(disambiguation)), train stations of the name
- [Lexington Street (disambiguation)](/source/Lexington_Street_(disambiguation))

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