Definition of "Frankfurt"

Frankfurt

/ˈfɹæŋkfə(ɹ)t/

proper noun
1. Frankfurt am Main, the largest city in Hesse, in central Germany.
  1. (metonymically) The German financial industry.
    Quotations
    The poor third-quarter results from Frankfurt had the broadest impact because they spotlighted the vulnerability of the listed German universal banks to the financial crisis spreading from Asia.
    1998, Franfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH Information Services, German Brief, volume 10
  2. (metonymically) The European Central Bank.
    Quotations
    Despite this risk, little has happened in the six months since Frankfurt cut interest rates causing one to wonder how different Draghi is from his predecessor.
    2014 May 9, Dan O'Brien, “Trichet like a broken record when what we need is fresh thinking”, in Irish Independent
2. Frankfurt an der Oder, a sizable town in Brandenburg, in eastern Germany.