Frankfurt

¹ British  

/ ˈfraŋkfʊrt (am ˈmain) /

noun

1. 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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Frankfurt ² British  

/ ˈfraŋkfʊrt (an der ˈoːdər) /

noun

1. 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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Frankfurt Cultural  

1. City in west central Germany on the Main River; an industrial, commercial, and financial center.

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Frankfurt

At least 54 people were arrested in Frankfurt and over 100 police officers left injured, according to German authorities.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Authorities in Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin reported as many as 18,000 protesters, roughly half of what the organisers had estimated on their website.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Several thousand demonstrators turned out in Cologne while the figure was around 5,000 in Berlin and 8,000 in Frankfurt, according to police.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

Lagarde has spent most of the past 15 years outside of the country, though she often returns to France from Frankfurt on the weekends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

But Boston was socked in, so the plane flew straight to Frankfurt from Philadelphia.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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