Halifax

[ hal-uh-faks ]

noun

1. Earl of Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1881–1959, British statesman.
2. a seaport in and the capital of Nova Scotia, in SE Canada.
3. a city in West Yorkshire, in N central England.

Halifax

¹

/ ˈhælɪˌfæks /

noun

1. Halifax, Earl of16611715MBritishPOLITICS: statesman Charles Montagu, Earl of Halifax. 1661–1715, British statesman; founder of the National Debt (1692) and the Bank of England (1694)
2. Halifax, Earl of18811959MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: diplomat Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, Earl of Halifax. 1881–1959, British Conservative statesman. He was viceroy of India (1926–31), foreign secretary (1938–40), and ambassador to the US (1941–46)
3. Halifax, 1st Marquess of16331695MBritishPOLITICS: politician George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, known as the Trimmer. 1633–95, British politician, noted for his wavering opinions. He opposed the exclusion of the Catholic James II from the throne but later supported the Glorious Revolution

Halifax

²

/ ˈhælɪˌfæks /

noun

1. a port in SE Canada, capital of Nova Scotia, on the Atlantic: founded in 1749 as a British stronghold. Pop: 276 221 (2001)
2. a town in N England, in Calderdale unitary authority, West Yorkshire: textiles. Pop: 83 570 (2001)

Example Sentences

McManaman feeds a series of crows around Halifax, Nova Scotia.

From MIT Technology Review

The water, warmed underground by all that trapped heat, could then warm buildings as it releases heat into their cooler interiors, says Susanne Benz, an environmental scientist at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada.

From Science News

He’s a biologist at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada.

From Science News For Students

The biggest outbreak in the state is at an assisted-living facility in Halifax, where there have been 40 cases and at least one death, state data shows.

From Washington Post

Now, it has bank Halifax and media trade association the World Out of Home Organization on the books alongside Vodafone.

From Digiday

McCain told The Daily Beast in an interview this past weekend at the Halifax International Security Forum in Canada.

From The Daily Beast

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia—It's amazing what some fresh Nova Scotia air can do.

From The Daily Beast

In August, authorities in Canada learned that 16 vials of Midazolam had been stolen from a Halifax hospital.

From The Daily Beast

As for Halifax, he was not known as “the Holy Fox” for nothing, and knew perfectly well what he was doing.

From The Daily Beast

Charles Montague, earl Halifax, died; an eminent English statesman, orator and poet.

From Project Gutenberg

The citizens of Halifax, Nova Scotia, celebrated the 108th anniversary of the settlement of that place.

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An additional regiment introduced into Halifax had, in fact, served greatly to increase the existing discontents.

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Grenville was forced to resign the leadership to him, and the office of secretary to Halifax, and take the admiralty in exchange.

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Halifax, in moving the amendment, announced that he did so with the king's sanction, and it was adopted by the lords.

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