Frederick

[fred-rik, -er-ik]

noun

1. a city in central Maryland.

2. Also Frederic. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “peace” and “ruler.”

Example Sentences

Freddie, legally named Frederick, was born after the legendary moment that helped the Dodgers to a 6-3 win over the New York Yankees.

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Frederick Douglass was the first black man to discuss politics alone with the president.

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Few American voices cut sharper than Frederick Douglass’s.

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Prolific sculptor Frederick William Sievers shows a seated Maury enthroned like Zeus before a globe held aloft by swarming figures representing the forces of air and water.

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Austria faced near extinction in 1740 when Maria Theresa’s accession to the Habsburg throne prompted Frederick II of Prussia to invade and spark a war of partition.

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