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Frankfort on the Main

  [meyn]
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a city in W central Germany, on the Main River. 618,500.
Also called Frankfort.
German, Frank⋅furt am Main  [frahngk-foort ahm mahyn] , Frankfurt.
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Frankfort on the Oder

  [oh-der]
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a city in NE Germany, on the Oder River. 85,158.
German, Frank⋅furt an der O⋅der  [frahngk-foort ahn duhr oh-duhr] , Frankfurt.

frank⋅furt⋅er

  [frangk-fer-ter]
–noun
a small, cooked and smoked sausage of beef or beef and pork, with or without casing; hot dog; wiener.
Also, frankfort, frank⋅fort⋅er, frankfurt.

Origin:
1890–95, Americanism; < G: Frankfort sausage; see -er 1
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frank·furt   (frāngk'fərt)   
n.  Variant of frankfurter.
Frank·furt   (frānk'fərt, frängk'fŏŏrt')   

  1. also Frankfurt am Main (äm mīn') A city of west-central Germany on the Main River. Founded in the first century B.C. by the Romans, it was the virtual capital of Germany from 1816 to 1866. It is now an industrial, commercial, and financial center. Population: 653,000.

  2. also Frankfurt an der O·der (än dər ō'dər) A city of eastern Germany on the Oder River and the Polish border. It was chartered in 1253 and became a prosperous member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century. Population: 62,600.

frank·furt·er   (frāngk'fər-tər)   
n.  A smoked sausage of beef or beef and pork made in long reddish links.

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Frankfurt [(frangk-fuhrt, frahngk-foort)]

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

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Word Origin & History

frankfurter 
1894, Amer.Eng., from Ger. Frankfurter "of Frankfurt," because a sausage somewhat like a U.S. hot dog was originally made in Germany, where it was associated with the city of Frankfurt am Main (lit. "ford of the Franks on the River Main"). Attested from 1877 as Frankfort sausage. Shortened form frank first attested 1936.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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