Fairfax

[ fair-faks ]

/ ˈfɛər fæks /

noun

Thomas3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron, 1612–71, British general: commander in chief of the parliamentary army 1645–50.

Thomas6th Baron Fairfax of Cameron, 1692–1782, English colonist in Virginia.

a town in NE Virginia.

a male given name.

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Examples from the Web for fairfax

That monster proved to be the same person who attacked the woman in Fairfax.
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He takes adult classes at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles and works at a furniture store.
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As he walked to his car and I turned right onto Fairfax Avenue, I honked my horn.
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Jacqueline Stellar from Fairfax, Virginia, expressed the same sentiment.
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Fairfax County, the most populous jurisdiction in the state, was once a Republican bastion.
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The cook here turned to me, saying that Mrs. Fairfax was waiting for me: so I departed.
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Fairfax put out his arms toward her, but did not enfold her.
Fairfax and His Pride|Marie Van Vorst
Mr. Fairfax had breakfasted alone, and was gone to Norminster before she came down stairs.
The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax|Harriet Parr
“That was very false economy,” remarked Mrs. Fairfax, who now again caught the drift of the dialogue.
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Are we, whose mother was a Fairfax, whose father was a Bland, sitting at our own table with a man who is not a gentleman by birth?
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British Dictionary definitions for fairfax

Fairfax

/ (ˈfɛəfæks) /

noun

Thomas, 3rd Baron Fairfax. 1612–71, English general and statesman: commanded the Parliamentary army (1645–50), defeating Charles I at Naseby (1645). He was instrumental in restoring Charles II to the throne (1660)

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