fairbanks

F4A1I1R1B3A1N1K5S1
/ˈfɛɹbæŋks/

proper noun

A habitational surname. An English habitational surname for someone who lived in any of several places named "fair bank" etc.

Less commonScrabble 18

Meanings

fairbanks1

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of fairbank

Fairbanks2

proper noun

alternative Fairbank

  1. A habitational surname. An English habitational surname for someone who lived in any of several places named "fair bank" etc.

    But Frank Fairbanks, a retired public administrator, had to sheepishly acknowledge that he had grass. “Unfortunately, like many of our central Phoenix neighbors, we have a green lawn which consumes more water than xeriscape,” he told the paper.

    2011 April 9, Marc Lacey, “Spraying to Make Yards Green ... but With Paint, Not Water”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2020
    1. A city in Alaska.
proper noun

alternative Fairbank

  1. pluralplural of Fairbank

Origin

Translations

Arabic فِيرْبَانْكْس
  • فِيرْبَانْكْس (firbanks)city
Chinese Mandarin 費爾班克斯 /费尔班克斯
  • 費爾班克斯 /费尔班克斯 (Fèi'ěrbānkèsī)city
Japanese フェアバンクス
  • フェアバンクス (Feabankusu)city
Korean 페어뱅크스
  • 페어뱅크스 (Peeobaengkeuseu)city
Russian Фэ́рбанкс, Фэ́рбенкс
  • Фэ́рбанкс (Fɛ́rbanks)city
  • Фэ́рбенкс (Férbɛnks)city
Cite this entry
APA

fairbanks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fairbanks

MLA

“fairbanks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fairbanks. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fairbanks,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fairbanks.

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