See Also: Fairbanks(encyclopedia)
Fairbanks, Douglas(encyclopedia)
Fairbanks International Airport(tourism)
CITY OF FAIRBANKS Credit Union(finance)
Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center(health)

Ophite (iou) and Fairbanks (sh)


Ophite (iou)



Ophite noun2. L17.
[Late Latin Ophitae from Greek Ophitai pl. of Ophites, from ophis snake: see -ITE1.]
A member of an early Gnostic sect which exalted the serpent (Genesis 3) as the liberator of humankind.
O'phitic adjective2 M19.
Ophitism noun the doctrine of the Ophites L19.

Fairbanks (sh)




City (pop., 2000: 30,224), east-central Alaska, U.S., situated at the junction of the Tanana and Chena rivers.

Founded in 1902 after a gold strike, it was named for Charles W. Fairbanks. As the northern terminus of the Alaska Highway and the railroad, it is the main supply centre for the northern Alaskan oil business (see Trans-Alaska Pipeline). Located nearby are Fort Wainwright, Eielson Air Force Base, and the University of Alaska, Fairbanks (1917). Fairbanks is the site of the annual 800-mi (1,290-km) Yukon Marathon boat race and the North American Championship Sled Dog Races.