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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The Shapiros, who moved to Frederick County, Md., from nearby Montgomery County in 2021, had decided they wanted to be closer to their daughter, who was pregnant with their first grandchild.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
“The Score” benefits from the comic-bordering-on-caricaturish portrayals of some of its characters, including not just Frederick but also three court composers in cahoots with him to humiliate Bach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Hopkins weaves in old Welsh folk tunes and nods to impressionistic inspirations like Vaughan Williams and Frederick Delius.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Sumner was a radical Republican on the vanguard of the anti-slavery movement, and as an abolitionist, he was fighting to rewrite the Constitution using Frederick Douglass’ language.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
I deflated a little more every hour, and I wriggled and wriggled as Frederick and Bruno snored on.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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