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語源

From 古期英語 halh-ġefeaxe (literally “grassy corner”), compounded from halh +‎ ġefeaxe. Folk etymology suggests 古期英語 hāliġfeax (literally “holy hair”), as compounded from hāliġ +‎ feax, from a local legend that the town is said to have received the name from the fact that the hair of a murdered virgin was hung up on a tree in the neighborhood, which became a resort of pilgrims. Compare also Fairfax.

The capital city of Nova Scotia is named after statesman George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1716–1771).

The civil parish is also named after the 2nd Earl of Halifax. Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.

発音

• IPA: /ˈhæl.ɪˌfæks/
• ハイフネーション: Hal‧i‧fax
• 韻: -ælɪfæks

固有名詞

Halifax

1. An industrial town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, 20km south-west of Leeds (OS grid ref SE0925).
2. A civil parish of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. [From 1765]
3. A regional municipality, the capital city of Nova Scotia, Canada. [From 1749]
4. A small town, the county seat of Halifax County, North Carolina, United States.
5. A town, the county seat of Halifax County, Virginia, United States.
6. An earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain.

派生語

• go to Halifax
• Halifax County

関連する語

• Haligonian

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