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halifax
/ˈhælɪˌfæks/
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What does halifax mean?
proper noun
- An industrial town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, 20km south-west of Leeds (OS grid ref SE0925).
- A civil parish of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- A regional municipality, the capital city of Nova Scotia, Canada.
More meanings (4)
proper noun
- A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.
- A small town, the county seat of Halifax County, North Carolina, United States.
- A town, the county seat of Halifax County, Virginia, United States.
- An earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈhælɪˌfæks/
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See this word in context.
I suppose this Halifax would have appeared an Elysium, though it had been a curiosity of ugly dulness.
We cannot leave Halifax without remarking that it is a city of great private virtue, and that its banks are sound.
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It was at Halifax that he first read Euclid, and applied himself to the study of astronomy and other branches of science.
P. S. I just hear that your cousin Halifax has resigned, on Pitt's not letting him be secretary of state for the West Indies.
After the passengers had crawled out as best they could, we all set off, and paddled through the deep mud and cold and rain, to Halifax.