Mayfair

English

Etymology

From May +‎ fair.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmeɪfɛə/

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 place in Canada:
    1. A neighbourhood in south-west Calgary, Alberta.
    2. A community in Southwest Middlesex municipality, Middlesex County, Ontario.
    3. A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Meeting Lake, Saskatchewan.
    4. A neighbourhood of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
  4. A place in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place in Fresno County, California.
    2. A neighbourhood of San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.
    3. A neighbourhood of Albany Park community area, Chicago, Illinois.
    4. A neighbourhood in north-east Washington, D.C..
  5. A suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng province, South Africa.
  6. A suburb of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. [1]

Derived terms

  • Mayfair exponential game system
  • Mayfairish
  • Mayfair tan

References

  1. ^ NZ Topo Map
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