Fox
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See also: fox
English
[edit]Etymology
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- (surname): From fox (“vulpine animal”)
Noun
[edit]Fox
- (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter F.
- Synonym: Foxtrot
Proper noun
[edit]Fox (countable and uncountable, plural Foxes or Foxs)
- A surname transferred from the common noun derived from the name of the animal.
- A male given name
- (US, broadcasting, uncountable) Fox Broadcasting Company, a large television network from the USA.
- I watched a great show on Fox last night.
- A placename
- A number of places in the United States:
- A census-designated place in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Stone County, Arkansas.
- An unincorporated community in Grant County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Estill County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Roseau County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Carbon County, Montana.
- An unincorporated community in Pickaway County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Carter County, Oklahoma.
- An unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Fox Township.
- A locality in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, Australia.
- A number of places in the United States:
- Ellipsis of Fox Tribe.
- Ellipsis of Fox language.
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Noun
[edit]Fox (plural Foxes)
- (soccer) Someone connected with Leicester City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
- 2011 January 18, Phil Dawkes, “Man City 4 - 2 Leicester”, in BBC[1]:
- The Foxes played with plenty of initiative in the original tie at the Walkers Stadium and they started this tie in impressively positive fashion, producing the game's first two chances: Andy King's goal-bound half-volley from Steve Howard's header down was tipped over by Joe Hart and Sol Bamba headed the resultant corner wide.
- (dated) Ellipsis of Fox Indian.: A member of the Outagamie or Meskwaki, a Native American people.
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