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Mayfair

American

[mey-fair] / ˈmeɪˌfɛər /

noun

a fashionable neighborhood in London, England, E of Hyde Park.

Mayfair British

/ ˈmeɪˌfɛə /

noun

a fashionable district of west central London

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The children of oligarchs from the former Soviet Union lived large in the nightclubs of Mayfair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Over the next few months, Hutchcroft started making regular trips to Barrett's Mayfair apartment to look after the dogs.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

The family moved from a townhouse in Mayfair into Buckingham Palace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Elsewhere, Katie Leung plays the archetypal wicked stepmother role, Lady Araminta Gun, a newcomer to Mayfair.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Then, in an almost unintelligibly thick Mayfair accent: “I’d rather like a word with you, Miss Glass, if you’ve a moment.”

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

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