Fairfax

[fair-faks]

noun

1. Thomas 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron, 1612–71, British general: commander in chief of the parliamentary army 1645–50.

2. Thomas 6th Baron Fairfax of Cameron, 1692–1782, English colonist in Virginia.

3. a town in NE Virginia.

4. a male given name.

Fairfax

/ ˈfɛəfæks /

noun

1. 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)

Example Sentences

In a statement, Fairfax County school officials noted the request for “information about potential antisemitic incidents occurring ... since 2022.”

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The first three districts to fall under scrutiny of the House Committee on Education and Workforce are the Berkeley Unified School District, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia and the School District of Philadelphia.

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Baik ended up accepting a job at Fairfax after the surprising retirement of longtime coach Harvey Kitani.

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Birmingham’s previous loss in City competition was 40-35 at Fairfax in the Open Division quarterfinals in 2017.

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Cleveland High School picked up a fourth-quarter touchdown on Thursday night to defeat Fairfax 14-7 in a City Section Division II semifinal game at Taft.

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