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

The personnel include teams from Los Angeles and the Washington suburb of Fairfax, Virginia, as well as specialists from a regional hub in Costa Rica.

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The Chargers are opening up SoFi Stadium on Thursday at 6 p.m. for Palisades to play Fairfax in support of communities hurt by the fires.

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Apparel, action figures and accessories are for sale, but Slasher World in the Fairfax neighborhood is meant to serve as a home base for horror fans, like the so-called “tape heads” at the VHS swap.

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And with one doctor for every 2,500 residents, locales such as Fairfax are in a physician crisis.

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Or—as has happened multiple times in Fairfax—the legalized plunder of medical facilities and/or collection of federal funds by new owners without paying the hospital’s bills.

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