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Mayfair

/ˈmeɪfɛəɹ/UK[ˈmeɪ.fɛə]

Mayfair proper noun: an annual two-week-long fair that took place in central London between 1686 and 1764.

Proper noun

Mayfair (countable and uncountable, plural Mayfairs)

  1. (countable) An annual two-week-long fair that took place in central London between 1686 and 1764.
  2. (uncountable) An urban area of London in the City of Westminster, Greater London, named after this fair (OS grid ref TQ2880).
  3. A neighbourhood in south-west Calgary, Alberta.
  4. A community in Southwest Middlesex municipality, Middlesex County, Ontario.
  5. A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Meeting Lake, Saskatchewan.
  6. A neighbourhood of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
  7. A census-designated place in Fresno County, California.
  8. A neighbourhood of San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.
  9. A neighbourhood of Albany Park community area, Chicago, Illinois.
  10. A neighbourhood in north-east Washington, D.C..
  11. A suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng province, South Africa.
  12. A suburb of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

Forms of Mayfair

pluralMayfairs

Origin of Mayfair

From May + fair.

Words formed from Mayfair

Questions about Mayfair

What does Mayfair mean?
Mayfair means an annual two-week-long fair that took place in central London between 1686 and 1764.
What part of speech is Mayfair?
Mayfair is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Mayfair?
Mayfair is pronounced /ˈmeɪfɛəɹ/.

Words near Mayfair in the dictionary

  1. Mayersville
  2. Mayerthorpe
  3. Mayes
  4. Mayes County
  5. mayest
  6. Mayfair
  7. Mayfairish
  8. Mayfield
  9. Mayfield and Five Ashes
  10. Mayfield East
  11. Mayfield North

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