Halifax

[hal-uh-faks]

noun

1. Earl of Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1881–1959, British statesman.

2. a seaport in and the capital of Nova Scotia, in SE Canada.

3. a city in West Yorkshire, in N central England.

Halifax

¹

/ ˈhælɪˌfæks /

noun

1. Charles Montagu, Earl of Halifax. 1661–1715, British statesman; founder of the National Debt (1692) and the Bank of England (1694)

2. Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, Earl of Halifax. 1881–1959, British Conservative statesman. He was viceroy of India (1926–31), foreign secretary (1938–40), and ambassador to the US (1941–46)

3. George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, known as the Trimmer. 1633–95, British politician, noted for his wavering opinions. He opposed the exclusion of the Catholic James II from the throne but later supported the Glorious Revolution

Halifax

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/ ˈhælɪˌfæks /

noun

1. a port in SE Canada, capital of Nova Scotia, on the Atlantic: founded in 1749 as a British stronghold. Pop: 276 221 (2001)

2. a town in N England, in Calderdale unitary authority, West Yorkshire: textiles. Pop: 83 570 (2001)

Example Sentences

In the predawn hours of March 13, 1944, a Halifax bomber flew across the black waters of the Adriatic Sea carrying four Jewish paratroopers equipped with submachine guns, pistols and knives.

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However, despite this, Kerri-Anne Ball, 37, from Halifax, said she did not get the support she felt she needed.

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Meanwhile, officers were approaching "a number of specific potential witnesses, mainly in the Hebden Bridge and wider Halifax area", who had been identified by the investigation.

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The Halifax International Security Forum, an annual gathering of government and military officials along with academics in Canada, was among the institutions targeted.

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Those include 12 U.S.-based companies or subsidiaries, nonprofit summit organizer Halifax International Security Forum and Canada-based semiconductor technology research firm TechInsights.

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