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Fairbanks en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɛɹbæŋks/

Etymology

From fair + bank.

Meanings

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. 2011 April 9, Marc Lacey, “Spraying to Make Yards Green ... but With Paint, Not Water”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2020:
2. (form-of, plural) plural of Fairbank
   form of Fairbank
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.
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.

Forms

Deriveds

Southeast Fairbanks · Fairbanks North Star Borough

Translations (7)

ru Фэ́рбанкс (city) · mr फेरबँक्स (city) · cmn 費爾班克斯 /费尔班克斯 (city) · ja フェアバンクス (city) · ar فِيرْبَانْكْس (city) · ko 페어뱅크스 (city) · ru Фэ́рбенкс (city)