Frankfurt

//ˈfɹæŋkfə(ɹ)t// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A frankfurter; a hot dog sausage. Australia, US

    "Sample of frankfurts procured from Stanley Kwiatkowski, Grand Rapids, Mich. Contains excessive amount of cereal."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The largest city in Hesse, in central Germany; in full, Frankfurt am Main.

    "Thomas was born in 1986, at a US military hospital in Frankfurt, Germany, to a mother born in Kenya and a US citizen father who eventually spent more than a decade in the military, where he repaired Army helicopters."

  2. 2
    The largest city in Hesse, in central Germany; in full, Frankfurt am Main.; The German financial industry. metonymically

    "The poor third-quarter results from Frankfurt had the broadest impact because they spotlighted the vulnerability of the listed German universal banks to the financial crisis spreading from Asia."

  3. 3
    The largest city in Hesse, in central Germany; in full, Frankfurt am Main.; The European Central Bank. metonymically

    "Despite this risk, little has happened in the six months since Frankfurt cut interest rates causing one to wonder how different Draghi is from his predecessor."

  4. 4
    A sizable town in Brandenburg, in eastern Germany; in full, Frankfurt an der Oder.

Example

More examples

"It was named after Frankfurt, a German city."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Frankfurt.

Etymology 2

From German Frankfurt. Compare frankfurter.

Related phrases

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