[aw-fuh
n-bahk, of-uhn-; for 1 also Fr. aw-fen-bak; for 2 also Ger. awf-uhn-bahkh] 
| 1. | Jacques [zhahk] , 1819–80, French composer. |
| 2. | a city in S Hesse, in central Germany, on the Main River, near Frankfurt. 114,200. |
| Of·fen·bach (ôf'ən-bäk', -bäKH') A city of central Germany north-northeast of Mannheim on the Main River. First mentioned in the tenth century, it is an industrial center noted for its leather goods. Population: 118,000. |
| Of·fen·bach (ô'fən-bäk', ŏf'ən-, ô-fěn-bäk') German-born French composer noted for his operettas and the opera Tales of Hoffmann (first performed 1881). |