English Explanatory Dictionary

Colfax

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An English surname.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
  3. A city in Placer County, California; named for Schuyler Colfax.
  4. A ghost town in Custer County, Colorado; named for Schuyler Colfax.
  5. A village in McLean County, Illinois; named for Schuyler Colfax.
  6. A town in Perry Township, Clinton County, Indiana; named for Schuyler Colfax.
  7. A city in Jasper County, Iowa; named for Schuyler Colfax.
  8. A town, the parish seat of Grant Parish, Louisiana; named for Schuyler Colfax.
  9. An unincorporated community in Guilford County, North Carolina; named for Schuyler Colfax.
  10. A city in Richland County, North Dakota.
  11. An unincorporated community in Pleasant Township, Fairfield County, Ohio.
  12. An unincorporated community in Van Zandt County, Texas; named for Schuyler Colfax.

Pronunciation

/ˈkoʊlfæks/

Word forms

Colfax

Etymology

From coal + fox, describing a fox with black marks.

Derived words

Colfax County
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