Halifax
1 of 2biographical name
Hal·i·fax
ˈha-lə-ˌfaks
Earl of 1881–1959 Edward Frederick Lindley Wood English statesman and diplomat
Halifax
2 of 2geographical name
Hal·i·fax
ˈha-lə-ˌfaks
1
municipality, port, and capital of Nova Scotia, Canada; located on an inlet of the Atlantic population 390,096
2
town northeast of Manchester in West Yorkshire, northern England population 87,488
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“Halifax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Halifax. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.
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