provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia
"Residents travel to Halifax, the provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia, to attend the annual festival."
An industrial town in West Yorkshire, England, 20km south-west of Leeds.
"The old textile mills in Halifax once dominated the landscape of this historic West Yorkshire town."
The name Halifax comes from Old English halh-ġefeaxe, meaning "grassy corner." A popular local legend later suggested it meant "holy hair," claiming the town was named after the hair of a murdered virgin that hung on a nearby tree.