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Halifax has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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."

Proper Noun
1

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."

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Origin

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.

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