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Mayfair

American

[mey-fair] / ˈmeɪˌfɛər /

noun

a fashionable neighborhood in London, England, E of Hyde Park.

Mayfair British

/ ˈmeɪˌfɛə /

noun

a fashionable district of west central London

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The Beatles' first official London museum is set to open next year in the Mayfair building where the band recorded its final album and played its last gig, Paul McCartney announced Monday.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Over the next few months, Hutchcroft started making regular trips to Barrett's Mayfair apartment to look after the dogs.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Shortly afterwards, Barrett's luxury Mayfair apartment was repossessed.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

The family moved from a townhouse in Mayfair into Buckingham Palace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

I’d catch a city bus to go to late-afternoon dance classes at Mayfair Academy on Seventy-Ninth Street, where I was taking jazz and acrobatics.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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