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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

阿灵顿

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Ālíngdùn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Arlington/ˈɑːr.lɪŋ.tən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"阿灵顿是美国的一个重要城市。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A major county in Virginia, United States, located across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., known for government and military installations.

    "The conference was held just outside Washington in Arlington."
  2. 2

    A common placename for several towns and cities across the United States and other English-speaking countries.

    "They decided to relocate their regional headquarters to Arlington, Texas."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English elements, specifically a habitational name meaning 'farmstead of the family or followers of Æfer', evolving through Middle English placenames. It prominently refers to historic locations, most notably Arlington County, Virginia, home to the national cemetery.

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