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Mayfair

American  
[mey-fair] / ˈmeɪˌfɛər /

noun

  1. a fashionable neighborhood in London, England, E of Hyde Park.


Mayfair British  
/ ˈmeɪˌfɛə /

noun

  1. a fashionable district of west central London

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Beatles' first official London museum is set to open next year in the Mayfair building where the band recorded its final album and played its last gig, Paul McCartney announced Monday.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The children of oligarchs from the former Soviet Union lived large in the nightclubs of Mayfair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

It would also get you about 760 properties in London's Mayfair - by far the UK's most expensive place to live.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Ekaterina Barrett was a familiar sight in Mayfair and Monaco - some of Europe's most exclusive addresses.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

He picked up the telephone, and in an assumed voice rich with Mayfair accents said, “Yus?”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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