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Fairhaven

[ fair-hey-vuhn ]

/ ˈfɛərˌheɪ vən /

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noun

a city in SE Massachusetts.

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Words nearby Fairhaven

Fairfield, fair game, fairground, fair-haired, fair-haired boy, Fairhaven, fairily, fairing, fairish, Fair Isle, Fair Lawn

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How to use Fairhaven in a sentence

During the conclusion of this contract Clemens made frequent visits to Fairhaven on the Kanawha.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
Clemens served as one of the pall-bearers, but he did not feel equal to the trip to Fairhaven.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
That was the one which left Fairhaven with the Blind Man's son on board.
Plays--First Series|August Strindberg
On the fifth morning they stood in towards Fairhaven, and to his great joy he saw treess and houses again.
More Cargoes|W. W. Jacobs

The young couple boarded in Fairhaven, a suburb of New Bedford, for several months, and then removed to the town.
The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume I (of 2)|Hazard Stevens