Mayfair

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/ˈmeɪfɛəɹ/UK[ˈmeɪ.fɛə]

proper noun

An annual two-week-long fair that took place in central London between 1686 and 1764.

Less commonScrabble 15

Meanings

proper nounMayfair (countable and uncountable, plural Mayfairs)

plural Mayfairs

  1. countableAn annual two-week-long fair that took place in central London between 1686 and 1764.
  2. uncountableAn 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. countableuncountableA neighbourhood in south-west Calgary, Alberta.
    2. countableuncountableA community in Southwest Middlesex municipality, Middlesex County, Ontario.
    3. countableuncountableA hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Meeting Lake, Saskatchewan.
    4. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
  4. A place in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Albany Park community area, Chicago, Illinois.
    2. countableuncountableA neighbourhood in north-east Washington, D.C..
  5. countableuncountableA suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng province, South Africa.
  6. countableuncountableA suburb of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

Mayfair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mayfair

MLA

“Mayfair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mayfair. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mayfair,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mayfair.

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