Mayfair

May·fair

[mey-fair]
noun
a fashionable neighborhood in London, England, E of Hyde Park.
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Mayfair (ˈmeɪˌfɛə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a fashionable district of west central London

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Mayfair
fashionable district of London, early 19c., built on Brook fields, where an annual May fair had been held 17c.
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