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Meaning of Fairbanks | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈfɛɹbæŋks

Definitions

  1. A habitational surname. An English habitational surname for someone who lived in any of several places named "fair bank" etc.
  2. A placename
  3. Several places in the United States.
  4. A city in Alaska.
  5. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Sullivan County, Indiana.
  6. A township in Delta County, Michigan.
  7. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Saint Louis County, Minnesota.

Equivalents

العربية فيربانكس
Français Fairbanks
한국어 페어뱅크스

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.”

CEFR level

C2
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