Fairfax

[ fair-faks ]

/ ˈfɛər fæks /

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noun

Thomas 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron, 1612–71, British general: commander in chief of the parliamentary army 1645–50.

Thomas 6th Baron Fairfax of Cameron, 1692–1782, English colonist in Virginia.

a town in NE Virginia.

a male given name.

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Words nearby Fairfax

fair copy, Fair Deal, fair employment, fair enough, fairfaced, Fairfax, Fairfield, fair game, fairground, fair-haired, fair-haired boy

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How to use Fairfax in a sentence

When he returned to Fairfax after two years at other schools to become Mason’s head coach, he insisted that the Marshes move nearby in case his family had an emergency when he was out of town.
After decades together, Jay Marsh is saying good-bye, and George Mason is saying thanks|John Feinstein|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
The Fairfax police chief released the video over federal authorities’ objections.
Pamela Smith named chief of U.S. Park Police|Tom Jackman|February 25, 2021|Washington Post
In Virginia, Fairfax and Loudoun counties reported 230 and 224 infections.
D.C. officials knock on doors to reach seniors amid push for vaccine equity|Julie Zauzmer, Hannah Natanson, Rebecca Tan|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
In Fairfax, which enrolls 186,000, any student who chooses it will be able to return to classrooms for two days of in-person learning each week by March 16.
Virginia’s largest school systems vow to reopen classrooms for all by March|Hannah Natanson|February 3, 2021|Washington Post

Fairfax teachers associations are insisting that all employees receive both shots before heading back to campuses.
Teachers are moving to the front of the vaccine line — but that doesn’t mean all schools will reopen right away|Hannah Natanson, Donna St. George, Perry Stein|January 26, 2021|Washington Post
That monster proved to be the same person who attacked the woman in Fairfax.
The Math That Keeps Helping College Rapists|Michael Daly|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He takes adult classes at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles and works at a furniture store.
The Immigrant Kids Suing America|Caitlin Dickson|July 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As he walked to his car and I turned right onto Fairfax Avenue, I honked my horn.
Michael Hastings' Hunger for Life|Jack Gray|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jacqueline Stellar from Fairfax, Virginia, expressed the same sentiment.
Can Suze Orman Save America?|Adam Auriemma|November 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Fairfax County, the most populous jurisdiction in the state, was once a Republican bastion.
Virginia Election: 5 Things to Watch Tuesday|Ben Jacobs|November 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
General Stoughton was in charge of an army of cavalry, infantry, and artillery, with headquarters at Fairfax Court-house.
Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War|Various
Hooker had swung the army up to Fairfax and Centreville, moving on an inner circle, with Washington for a pivot.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.
In Fairfax county, Washington presided at a spirited meeting, and headed a subscription paper with his own gift of fifty pounds.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2|Egerton Ryerson
Lancelot's brother, George Fairfax Lee, had inherited their father's manor plantation.
Journal and Letters of Philip Vickers Fithian: A Plantation Tutor of the Old Dominion, 1773-1774.|Philip Vickers Fithian
"I certainly think Fairfax understood that I—" began Mr. Carr.
Devil's Ford|Bret Harte

British Dictionary definitions for Fairfax

Fairfax

/ (ˈfɛəfæks) /

noun

Thomas, 3rd Baron Fairfax. 1612–71, English general and statesman: commanded the Parliamentary army (1645–50), defeating Charles I at Naseby (1645). He was instrumental in restoring Charles II to the throne (1660)

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