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Fairlie

UK/ˈfɛːli/

Fairlie proper noun: a surname.

fairlie: a surname
Image: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Proper noun

Fairlie

  1. A surname.
  2. A village in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2055).
  3. A small town in Mackenzie district, South Canterbury, New Zealand.
  4. An unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas, United States.

Noun

Fairlie (plural Fairlies)

  1. A design of steam locomotive with the driving wheels on one or two bogies.
    • Class "R" 0-6-4 single Fairlie No. 28, built by Avonside in 1879, as working for the Timaru Harbour Board in 19401954 August, J. B. Snell, “The New Zealand Government Railways—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 559, photo caption

Forms of Fairlie

pluralFairlies

Questions about Fairlie

What does Fairlie mean?
Fairlie means a surname.
What part of speech is Fairlie?
Fairlie can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Fairlie?
Fairlie is pronounced /ˈfɛːli/ (UK).

Words near Fairlie in the dictionary

  1. fairleaders
  2. fairleads
  3. Fairlee
  4. Fairley
  5. Fairleys
  6. Fairlie
  7. fairlier
  8. Fairlies
  9. fairliest
  10. Fairlight
  11. fairlike

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