Mannheim

American  

[man-hahym, mahn-hahym] / ˈmæn haɪm, ˈmɑn haɪm /

noun

1. Karl 1893–1947, German sociologist.

2. a city in SW Germany at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar rivers.

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Mannheim ¹ British  

/ ˈmanhaim, ˈmænhaɪm /

noun

1. a city in SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar: one of Europe's largest inland harbours; a cultural and musical centre. Pop: 308 353 (2003 est)

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Mannheim ² British  

/ ˈmanhaɪm /

noun

1. Karl (karl). 1893–1947, Hungarian sociologist, living in Britain from 1933: author of Ideology and Utopia (1929) and Man and Society in an Age of Reconstruction (1941)

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Mannheim

His first paycheck, for $100, was for playing a gingerbread man in a local performance by the Christmas music behemoth Mannheim Steamroller.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

Many Germans "had hoped for much faster change," political scientist Marc Debus of Mannheim University told AFP.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

Claassen worked with Ralph Hertwig, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, and Jutta Mata, an associate research scientist at the Institute and Professor for Health Psychology at the University of Mannheim.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 2026

That kind of dividing line feels real, so it’s only natural to want to map that onto a social identity, as Mannheim was proposing.

From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2025

We stayed a day at Mannheim, and on the fifth from our departure from Strasburgh, arrived at Mainz.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

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