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Frankfurt

1 British  
/ ˈfraŋkfʊrt (am ˈmain) /

noun

  1. a city in central Germany, in Hesse on the Main River: a Roman settlement in the 1st century; a free imperial city (1372–1806); seat of the federal assembly (1815–66); university (1914); trade fairs since the 13th century. Pop: 643 432 (2003 est)

"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
Frankfurt 2 British  
/ ˈfraŋkfʊrt (an der ˈoːdər) /

noun

  1. a city in E Germany on the Polish border: member of the Hanseatic League (1368–1450). Pop: 67 014 (2003 est)

"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
Frankfurt Cultural  

  1. City in west central Germany on the Main River; an industrial, commercial, and financial center.

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Also expanding rapidly, Doha's Hamad airport reported 54 million passengers last year, comparable to Frankfurt and Hong Kong.

From Barron's

London, Paris and Frankfurt dropped at the open.

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Bayern played before chasers Dortmund and Kane's double helped the league leaders grab control of the match and run out to a 3-0 lead before mistakes let Frankfurt score two late goals.

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She previously covered finance from Frankfurt, the eurozone crisis from Portugal and banks in London.

From The Wall Street Journal

Champions League victories over Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt bought Frank some time - but the loss to Newcastle extended Tottenham's winless league run to eight matches and proved to be the Dane's last.

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