Fairbanks
//ˈfɛɹbæŋks// name, verb
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Definitions
Verb
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of fairbank form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
- 1 A habitational surname. An English habitational surname for someone who lived in any of several places named "fair bank" etc.
"But Frank Fairbanks, a retired public administrator, had to sheepishly acknowledge that he had grass. “Unfortunately, like many of our central Phoenix neighbors, we have a green lawn which consumes more water than xeriscape,” he told the paper."
- 2 plural of Fairbank form-of, plural
- 3 A placename
- 4 A placename; Several places in the United States.; A city in Alaska.
- 5 A placename; Several places in the United States.; A township and unincorporated community therein, in Sullivan County, Indiana.
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- 6 A placename; Several places in the United States.; A township in Delta County, Michigan.
- 7 A placename; Several places in the United States.; A township and unincorporated community therein, in Saint Louis County, Minnesota.
Example
More examples"But Frank Fairbanks, a retired public administrator, had to sheepishly acknowledge that he had grass. “Unfortunately, like many of our central Phoenix neighbors, we have a green lawn which consumes more water than xeriscape,” he told the paper."
Etymology
From fair + bank.
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