Mainz

American  

[mahynts] / maɪnts /

noun

1. a port in SW central Germany, at the confluence of the Rhine and Main rivers: capital of Rhineland-Palatinate.

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Mainz British  

/ maints /

noun

1. French name: Mayence.  a port in W Germany, capital of the Rhineland-Palatinate, at the confluence of the Main and Rhine: an archbishopric from about 780 until 1801; important in the 15th century for the development of printing (by Johann Gutenberg). Pop: 185 532 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

Cologne beat Mainz 2-1 at home, Wolfsburg played out a 1-1 home draw with Heidenheim and hosts Hamburg were held to a scoreless draw by Borussia Moenchengladbach.

From Barron's

To solve this problem, researchers at the Max Planck Institute in Mainz developed a planar electron tunneling spectroscopy method that can operate under these extreme pressures.

From Science Daily

For the researchers in Mainz, the achievement goes beyond technical success.

From Science Daily

In the lead up to the World Cup, Germany have confirmed fixtures against Ivory Coast in Stuttgart on March 30 along with Finland in Mainz on May 31.

From Barron's

"Our findings reveal that the bone marrow microenvironment actively shapes the earliest stages of malignant evolution," said Guezguez, Principal Investigator in the Department of Hematology at UMC Mainz and co-senior author.

From Science Daily