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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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Shortly afterwards, Barrett's luxury Mayfair apartment was repossessed.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Beatrice founded advisory firm BY-EQ, while Eugenie works as a director at the art gallery Hauser & Wirth in Mayfair.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

The family moved from a townhouse in Mayfair into Buckingham Palace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 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

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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