Frankfurt
1Frankfurt am Main
/ (German ˈfraŋkfʊrt (am ˈmain)) /
a city in central Germany, in Hesse on the Main River: a Roman settlement in the 1st century; a free imperial city (1372–1806); seat of the federal assembly (1815–66); university (1914); trade fairs since the 13th century. Pop: 643 432 (2003 est)
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British Dictionary definitions for Frankfurt (2 of 2)
Frankfurt an der Oder
/ (German ˈfraŋkfʊrt (an der ˈoːdər)) /
a city in E Germany on the Polish border: member of the Hanseatic League (1368–1450). Pop: 67 014 (2003 est)
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How to use Frankfurt in a sentence
Word then came from Germany that the three had been detained by police after spending an entire day at Frankfurt Airport.
The corpse of a British man who died in Macedonia is being flown to Frankfurt for Ebola testing.
He was arrested as he came off Delta Flight 107 from Frankfurt to New York.
The Mystery of Donald Ray Morgan, the 44-Year-Old American Who Loved ISIS | Michael Daly | August 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 1983, my parents and I spent an extremely cordial afternoon with Friedel, Oscar, and their family in Frankfurt.
Friedel, Oscar, and their children left Israel, moving to Frankfurt.
In the meanwhile I had received another cable from home telling me to call up a certain banker in Frankfurt.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia AustrianAt first I thought I would take a train and go up to Frankfurt to shorten the process of borrowing money.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia AustrianI therefore bade goodbye to my employer and his whole family, took a seat on the Frankfurt post, and set out for Berlin.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography. | Solomon MaimonHe would give him a letter to carry to the grandfather, which would explain everything, and he could then return to Frankfurt.
Heidi | Johanna SpyriJune 25th, after some preliminary survey of the place, Belleisle made his Entry into Frankfurt: magnificent in the extreme.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XII. (of XXI.) | Thomas Carlyle
Cultural definitions for Frankfurt
[ (frangk-fuhrt, frahngk-foort) ]
City in west central Germany on the Main River; an industrial, commercial, and financial center.
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