Colfax

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Colfax

  1. An English surname.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city in Placer County, California, United States; named for Schuyler Colfax.
    2. A village in Illinois; named for Schuyler Colfax.
    3. A town in Indiana; named for Schuyler Colfax.
    4. A city in Iowa; named for Schuyler Colfax.
    5. A town, the parish seat of Grant Parish, Louisiana; named for Schuyler Colfax.
    6. An unincorporated community in North Carolina.
    7. A city in North Dakota.
    8. An unincorporated community in Texas; named for Schuyler Colfax.
    9. A city, the county seat of Whitman County, Washington; named for Schuyler Colfax, Vice President for Ulysses S. Grant.
    10. A town and village in Wisconsin; named for Schuyler Colfax.
  3. A community of Saskatchewan, Canada; named for the city in Iowa.

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