Frederick
Americannoun
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a city in central Maryland.
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Also Frederic. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “peace” and “ruler.”
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Frederick initially had no sympathy for those seeking to reject the authority of their rightful king, and little interest in Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
In his own words, Frederick marveled that “providence would choose a poet to upset the political order of Europe.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Frederick actively pursued a treaty of amity and commerce with the new American republic, an important step toward broader recognition of the United States.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Soon after his father’s death in 1740, Frederick demonstrated his aptitude for warfare when he invaded and won the Austrian province of Silesia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
While on the abolition speaking circuit, Douglass’s fame grew, and in 1845, he published his first of three works of autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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