Meanings
- obsoleteObsolete spelling of Frankfurt, either of two major German cities.
FRANCFORT, a city of Germany, ſituated on the confines of Heſſe and Franconia, on both ſides of the river Maine: E. lon. 7° 20′, N. lat. 50° 10′. Francfort on the Oder, a city of Germany, in the circle of Upper Saxony, and marquiſate of Brandenburgh, ſituated in E. long. 15°, N. lat. 52° 22′.
1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 630
Origin
- FrenchFrancfort
- EnglishFrancfort
Via French Francfort.
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