Frankfurt

¹ 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 ² 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 Cultural  

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

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Frankfurt

"We expect Commerzbank to remain a listed company headquartered in Frankfurt and to continue its strong focus on financing small- and medium-sized businesses."

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Deutsche Boerse owns Germany’s primary national stock exchange in Frankfurt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Researchers at Goethe University Frankfurt and TU Wien have now done that with a formula that can be worked out analytically, using what the scientists describe as essentially paper and pencil.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

The Europa League final will take place in Frankfurt on 26 May, with the Conference League equivalent taking place six days later in Istanbul.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

There was a Lufthansa plane that was supposed to fly from Philadelphia to Boston to Frankfurt.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut