name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈfɹæŋkfɜːt/
Received-Pronunciation:[ˈfɹæŋkfɜːt]
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General-American:/ˈfɹæŋkfɝt/without æ-raising
General-American:[ˈfɹæŋkfɝt]without æ-raising
/ˈfɹeɪ̯ŋkfɝt/US, Canada, æ-raising
[ˈfɹeɪ̯ŋkfɝt]US, Canada, æ-raising
/ˈfɹɛ̃ŋkfɝt/US, Canada, æ-raising
[ˈfɹɛ̃ŋkfɝt]US, Canada, æ-raising
homophone: Frankfort (sometimes)
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CMU ARPABET:F R AE1 NG K F ER0 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
The largest city in Hesse, in central Germany; in full, Frankfurt am Main.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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Meaning 2
The largest city in Hesse, in central Germany; in full, Frankfurt am Main.
The German financial industry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: metonymically
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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name
Meaning 3
The largest city in Hesse, in central Germany; in full, Frankfurt am Main.
The European Central Bank.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: metonymically
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Meaning 4
A sizable town in Brandenburg, in eastern Germany; in full, Frankfurt an der Oder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
A frankfurter; a hot dog sausage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, US
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noun
Meaning 6
a German city; an industrial and commercial and financial center
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Frankfurt on the Main, Frankfort
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center
History
Etymology
Borrowed from German Frankfurt.
From German Frankfurt. Compare frankfurter.
Across languages
Translations
95 source translations are retained for this English entry.