FOX


Meaning of FOX in English

I. Fox BrE AmE ( also ˌFox ˈBroadcasting ˌCompany ) trademark

one of the main national television networks in the US. The others include ↑ ABC , ↑ CBS , and ↑ NBC . Fox is the newest of the main US television networks, and is part of Rupert ↑ Murdoch 's company, News Corporation.

II. Fox, Charles James BrE AmE

(1749–1806) a British politician known for his wish to stop the slave trade and his opposition to the taxing of the American colonies(↑ colony )

III. Fox, George BrE AmE

(1624–91) an English religious leader who started the Christian group the Society of Friends, who are also called ↑ Quaker s

IV. Fox, Michael J. BrE AmE

(1961–) a Canadian film actor best known for appearing in the Back to the Future series of films (1985–1990). He has also worked on television, in humorous programmes such as Family Ties in the 1980s and Spin City in the 1990s. In 1991, he discovered that he had Parkinson's Disease, and in 2000 he started The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.

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