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Mayfair

American

[mey-fair] / ˈmeɪˌfɛər /

noun

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

Mayfair British

/ ˈmeɪˌfɛə /

noun

a fashionable district of west central London

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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

It's being unveiled 100 years after her birth, on 21 April 1926, when the then Princess Elizabeth was born in a townhouse in Bruton Street in Mayfair.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Over the next few months, Hutchcroft started making regular trips to Barrett's Mayfair apartment to look after the dogs.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Julian Scot-Smith was window shopping at a Porsche dealership with his wife in London’s fancy Mayfair district before Christmas, sizing up the SUVs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

Then, in an almost unintelligibly thick Mayfair accent: “I’d rather like a word with you, Miss Glass, if you’ve a moment.”

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

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