"Mayfair" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /meɪfɛə/ [UK] Forms: Mayfairs [plural]
Etymology: May + fair Etymology templates: {{compound|en|May|fair}} May + fair Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Mayfairs}} Mayfair (countable and uncountable, plural Mayfairs)
  1. (countable) An annual two-week-long fair that took place in central London between 1686 and 1764. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Mayfair-en-name-~cI1aQiR
  2. (uncountable) An area of central London named after this fair. Tags: uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Greater London, England, Places in London
    Sense id: en-Mayfair-en-name-Vu6aELok
  3. A census-designated place in Fresno County, California, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Census-designated places in California, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in California, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Mayfair-en-name-FHM1wBiC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 1 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Mayfair exponential game system, Mayfairish, Mayfair tan

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