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)
- An annual two-week-long fair that took place in central London between 1686 and 1764.
- An urban area of London in the City of Westminster, Greater London, named after this fair (OS grid ref TQ2880).
- A neighbourhood in south-west Calgary, Alberta.
- A community in Southwest Middlesex municipality, Middlesex County, Ontario.
- A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Meeting Lake, Saskatchewan.
- A neighbourhood of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
- A census-designated place in Fresno County, California.
- A neighbourhood of San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.
- A neighbourhood of Albany Park community area, Chicago, Illinois.
- A neighbourhood in north-east Washington, D.C..
- A suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng province, South Africa.
- A suburb of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Forms of Mayfair
| plural | Mayfairs |
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Origin of Mayfair
From May + fair.
Words formed from Mayfair
- Mayfair exponential game system
- Mayfairish
- Mayfair tan
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
Source and license
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