Halifax
pronunciation
How to pronounce Halifax in British English:
UK [ˈhælifæks]
How to pronounce Halifax in American English:
US [ˈhæləˌfæks]
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- Noun:
- provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia
Word Origin
- Halifax
- place in West Yorkshire, late 11c., from Old English halh "secluded spot, nook of land" (cognate with Old English holh "hole, cavity") + feax "rough grass," literally "hair." In popular expressions coupled with Hull and Hell since at least 1620s. "In the 16th cent. the name was wrongly interpreted as OE halig-feax, 'holy hair', and a story invented of a maiden killed by a lustful priest whose advances she refused." [Victor Watts, "English Place-Names"]
Example
- 1. The study analysis was carried out by researchers at dalhousie university in halifax , canada .
- 2. This channel broadcasts news bulletins from studios located in toronto , halifax , winnipeg and calgary .
- 3. Prices unexpectedly increased by 2.6 % in may , according to halifax , a mortgage lender .
- 4. The other main foreign policy developments in june occurred around the g-7 summit hosted by jean chrtien in halifax , nova scotia .
- 5. A waddle of african penguins shelters in a deserted hut on halifax island part of a marine sanctuary off sperrgebiet national park .