Halifax

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Etymology

Halifax is believed to be a descendant of Old English hāliġfeax (literally “holy hair”). The town is said to have received the name from the fact that the hair of a murdered virgin was hung up on a tree in the neighborhood, which became a resort of pilgrims. Compare also Fairfax.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhælɨˌfæks/

Proper noun

Halifax

1. An industrial town in Yorkshire England, 20km south-east of Leeds
2. Capital city of Nova Scotia, Canada.

Derived terms

• go to Halifax
• Haligonian

Related terms

• Haligonian

Translations

city in England

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 哈利法克斯 (cmn) (Hālìfǎkésī)

• Greek: Χάλιφαξ (el) (Chálifax) n 

• Japanese: ハリファックス (ja) (Harifakkusu)
• Russian: Галифакс (ru) (Gálifaks, Galifáks) m 
• Spanish: Halifax (es) m

city of Canada

• Bulgarian: Халифакс (bg) (Hálifaks) m 
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 哈利法克斯 (cmn) (Hālìfǎkésī)

• Esperanto: Halifakso (eo)
• French: Halifax (fr) m

• Greek: Χάλιφαξ (el) (Chálifax) n 
• Japanese: ハリファックス (ja) (Harifakkusu)
• Russian: Галифакс (ru) (Gálifaks, Galifáks) m 
• Spanish: Halifax (es) m