Mainz

American  

[mahynts] / maɪnts /

noun

1. a port in SW central Germany, at the confluence of the Rhine and Main rivers: capital of Rhineland-Palatinate.

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Mainz British  

/ maints /

noun

1. French name: Mayence.  a port in W Germany, capital of the Rhineland-Palatinate, at the confluence of the Main and Rhine: an archbishopric from about 780 until 1801; important in the 15th century for the development of printing (by Johann Gutenberg). Pop: 185 532 (2003 est)

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Mainz

Mateta - who started Palace's Premier League opener at Everton on Saturday - signed for the club in 2021 from Mainz 05, initially on an 18-month loan.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Researchers in Mainz and elsewhere have already reported experimental signatures of altermagnetism in several materials.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026

In 1789 Forster was living in Mainz, in what is now Germany, and he closely followed the news of political upheaval in France.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

"We could not have reached this point without the Heinze group from JGU Mainz," Sasaki says.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2026

The year 1450 is best remembered for one of the most important technological breakthroughs of human civilisation: Johannes Gutenberg’s development of a moveable-type printing press in the German town of Mainz.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall