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Fairfax County

Fairfax County proper noun: one of 95 counties in Virginia, United States. County seat: Fairfax.

Proper noun

Fairfax County

  1. One of 95 counties in Virginia, United States. County seat: Fairfax.

Origin of Fairfax County

Named after Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron.

Questions about Fairfax County

What does Fairfax County mean?
Fairfax County means one of 95 counties in Virginia, United States. County seat: Fairfax.
What part of speech is Fairfax County?
Fairfax County is a proper noun.

Words near Fairfax County in the dictionary

  1. fairest-skinned
  2. Fairey
  3. Fairey-Youngman flap
  4. Faireys
  5. Fairfax
  6. Fairfax County
  7. Fairfaxian
  8. Fairfield
  9. Fairfield Center
  10. Fairfield County
  11. Fairfield East

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