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Halifax
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1
A town in West Yorkshire, England.
"The Halifax building society takes its name from the Yorkshire town."
2
The capital city of Nova Scotia, Canada.
"The ferry from Halifax crosses the harbour to Dartmouth."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the English mill town or the Canadian port city that takes its name.
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Etymology
Traditionally linked to Old English for "holy hair," from a local legend about a martyred woman's hair hung in a tree — though the more likely source is an Old English phrase meaning "grassy corner." The Canadian city was named after an English earl.