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Frankfurt

FRANGK-furt
name
1
A major city in Germany, and the country's main banking and financial center.
"The airline has a direct flight from London to Frankfurt."
noun
1
A frankfurter; a type of hot dog sausage.
"They served frankfurts with mustard and sauerkraut."

How to Use Frankfurt

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In plain EnglishEither the German city, or a short way of saying "frankfurter" (hot dog sausage).

Word Forms

frankfurts plural

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Etymology

From German Frankfurt, literally the "ford (river crossing) of the Franks."

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