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.”
Example Sentences
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A big problem in planning is that people have a hard time thinking of their future selves, especially when feeling younger than they are, says Frederick.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026
Nearby, is a large poster, with text penned by famed slavery abolitionist Frederick Douglass, that was carried in a 1863 parade during the Civil War that calls "Men of Color, To Arms! To Arms!"
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
ABC News and National Geographic were among the other winners on night one of the awards at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P Rose Hall.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
A 22-piece orchestra, under the music supervision of Darryl Archibald, draws out the all the sublime color of Frederick Loewe’s music.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
She wished right then that she was back home with her cousins, getting ready to head off to the Frederick Douglass School for Negro Children.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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