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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Mainz

The breakthrough emerged from years of collaboration between Sinova's research group at Mainz University and Jungwirth's team at the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

The findings were accompanied by an editorial from Professor Thomas Münzel of University Medical Center Mainz, Germany, and colleagues.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

In 1789 Forster was living in Mainz, in what is now Germany, and he closely followed the news of political upheaval in France.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Guirassy continued his return to form in Dortmund's 4-0 thumping of Mainz, which kept them six points behind Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.

From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026

The year 1450 is best remembered for one of the most important technological breakthroughs of human civilisation: Johannes Gutenberg’s development of a moveable-type printing press in the German town of Mainz.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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