Halifax

American  

[hal-uh-faks] / ˈhæl əˌfæks /

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.

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Halifax ¹ British  

/ 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

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Halifax ² British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

Young people have also died in Kent, Oxford, Lincoln, Halifax, Rotherham, Warwickshire, Farnborough and Scotland, along with a man in his 60s in Cornwall and a woman in her 70s in Wales.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Lori Turnbull, a political scientist at Dalhousie University in Halifax, said the prime minister’s message appeared to be tailored for his American audience.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Belt-tightening measures have included studio closures, including one in Canada's Halifax, and layoffs across much of Ubisoft's global network incuding Sweden, Finland and the United States.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

It said: "Customers can use our app to pay in cheques, visit any Lloyds, Halifax or Bank of Scotland branch, or get in touch with us about our freepost cheque deposit service."

From BBC • May 14, 2026

In fact, now that the subsequent fruits of those visits have become well documented, there seems little reason not to reveal that I am talking of Lord Halifax.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro