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Mayence

American  
[ma-yahns] / maˈjɑ̃s /

noun

  1. French name of Mainz.


Mayence British  
/ majɑ̃s /

noun

  1. the French name for Mainz

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Their extension is in the Mayence district, not in the Ruhr, and is toward the great city of Frankfort.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lieutenant Georges le Mes-nager, 79, said to be the oldest soldier to serve throughout the World War, in Mayence, France.

From Time Magazine Archive

So again, he has sought out Moufang of Mayence and Molitor of Spires, for his own Congregation, because he presumes them to be like-minded with himself.

From Letters From Rome on the Council by Johann Joseph Ignaz von D?llinger

Calmly and smiling Count Bismarck replied-- "The frontier of 1814--Luxembourg and Mayence."

From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar Meding

The Bishop of Mayence spoke on Monday, May 23, when he expressed his opinion more forcibly and gave more offence than any previous speaker.

From Letters From Rome on the Council by Johann Joseph Ignaz von D?llinger

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