Fairfax

American

[fair-faks] / ˈfɛər fæks /

noun

Thomas 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron, 1612–71, British general: commander in chief of the parliamentary army 1645–50.
Thomas 6th Baron Fairfax of Cameron, 1692–1782, English colonist in Virginia.
a town in NE Virginia.
a male given name.

Fairfax British

/ 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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Fairfax

Long lines formed in Fairfax in Northern Viginia.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Sometimes we’ll go to the farmers market on Fairfax, but that gets to be a little bit too busy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Fairfax County in northern Virginia had adopted a somewhat similar policy for the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Suzy Minken, 70, relocated to Fairfax, Va., from New Jersey in November 2024 to be there in time for the arrival of her granddaughter, who was born in January 2025.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

As I was going upstairs to fetch my portfolio and pencils, Mrs. Fairfax called to me: “Your morning school-hours are over now, I suppose,” said she.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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