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Friedrichshafen

American  
[free-driks-hah-fuhn, free-drikhs-hah-fuhn] / ˈfri drɪksˌhɑ fən, ˈfri drɪxsˌhɑ fən /

noun

  1. a city in Baden-Württemberg, S Germany, on Lake Constance.


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Major German automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen said Friday it had scrapped some of its electric vehicle projects due to lacklustre demand, leading it to expect an annual loss.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Samsung 005930 0.90%increase; green up pointing triangle Electronics plans to acquire the advanced driver-assistance systems business of Germany’s ZF Friedrichshafen, stepping up its push into vehicle components.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Ferdinand von Zeppelin, who grew up on the lake, invented the zeppelin and started building airships in Friedrichshafen in the late 1890s.

From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2022

He targeted retailers in the southern city of Friedrichshafen last year.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2018

"I don't know, except that we must be ten or a dozen miles to the eastward of Friedrichshafen," answered Shuffles.

From Down the Rhine Young America in Germany by Optic, Oliver