English Explanatory Dictionary

Arlington

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A place in England:
  2. A village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS6140).
  3. A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ5407).
  4. A village in Bibury parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP1006).
  5. A number of places in the United States:
  6. An unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Alabama.
  7. A census-designated place in Maricopa County, Arizona.
  8. A community in the city of Riverside, Riverside County, California.
  9. An unincorporated community in Kiowa County, Colorado.
  10. A city in Calhoun County and Early County, Georgia.
  11. A village in Bureau County, Illinois.
  12. An unincorporated community in Rush County, Indiana.

Pronunciation

/ˈɑː.lɪŋ.tən/ /ˈɑɹ.lɪŋ.tən/

Word forms

Arlington

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.

Derived words

Arlington County Arlington Heights Mount Arlington Upper Arlington
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