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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“This Land Is Your Land” touches impressionistically on a huge cast of characters, from Frederick Douglass to Henry Ford, and some 300 sites, from Mount Vernon to Disneyland.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
US documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman died Monday, a representative confirmed to AFP.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
A self-portrait created during that time, which now hangs in the Tate Britain, so impressed her tutor Frederick Brown that he bought it and it hung in his home.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
“So much of this past year has been about showing up for our city and bringing L.A. together,” said Kathryn Kai-ling Frederick, Rams chief marketing officer.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026
“All right, come out now, or I’m going to come in there after you!” shouted Frederick.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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