Mainz

M3A1I1N1Z10
UK/maɪnts/US/maɪn(t)s/

proper noun

A city, the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the River Rhine.

OriginGerman Mainz ← Latin Mogontiacum ← Celtic →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative dated Mayence · alternative dated Mentz

  1. A city, the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the River Rhine.

Origin

  1. Celtic
  2. LatinMogontiacum
  3. GermanMainz
  4. EnglishMainz

Borrowed from German Mainz, from Latin Mogontiacum, from a Celtic language.

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Translations

Arabic مَايْنْتْس
  • مَايْنْتْس (māynts)the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Basque Mainz
  • Mainzthe state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Catalan Magúncia
  • Magúnciathe state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Chinese Cantonese 緬恩斯 /缅恩斯, 美因茨
  • 緬恩斯 /缅恩斯 (min⁵ jan¹ si¹)the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
  • 美因茨 (mei⁵ jan¹ ci⁴)the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Chinese Mandarin 美因茨
  • 美因茨 (Měiyīncí)the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Czech Mohuč
  • Mohučthe state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Dutch Mainz
  • Mainzthe state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Esperanto Majenco
  • Majencothe state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Finnish Mainz
  • Mainzthe state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
French Mayence
  • Mayencethe state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
German Mainz
  • Mainzthe state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Greek Μάιντς, Μαγεντία
  • Μάιντς (Máints)the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
  • Μαγεντία (Magentía)the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Hebrew מיינץ, מגנצא
  • מיינץthe state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
  • מגנצאthe state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Hindi माइंत्स
  • माइंत्स (māints)the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Hungarian Mainz
  • Mainzthe state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Italian Magonza, Maganza
  • Magonzathe state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
  • Maganzathe state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Japanese マインツ, マイエンス
  • マインツ (Maintsu)the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
  • マイエンス (Maiensu)the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Korean 마인츠
  • 마인츠 (Maincheu)the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Latin Mogontiacum, Magontiacum
  • Mogontiacumthe state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
  • Magontiacumthe state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
  • Moguntiacumthe state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Latvian Mainca
  • Maincathe state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Persian ماینْتْس
  • ماینْتْس (mâynts)the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Polish Moguncja
  • Moguncjathe state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Portuguese Mogúncia, Mainz
  • Mogúnciathe state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
  • Mainzthe state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Russian Майнц
  • Майнц (Majnc)the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Spanish Maguncia
  • Magunciathe state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Thai ไมนทซ์
  • ไมนทซ์ (maints)the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Turkish Mainz
  • Mainzthe state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Ukrainian Майнц
  • Майнц (Majnc)the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Urdu مینز
  • مینز (Maynz)the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
Yiddish מיינץ, מאַגנצאַ
  • מיינץ (meynts)the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
  • מאַגנצאַ (magntsa)the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

nazimnizamManziMazinZiman
Cite this entry
APA

Mainz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mainz

MLA

“Mainz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mainz. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mainz,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mainz.

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