Offenbach

Of·fen·bach  (ôfn-bäk, -bä)

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.

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Of·fen·bach  (ôfn-bäk, fn-, ô-fn-bäk), Jacques 1819-1880.

German-born French composer noted for his operettas and the opera Tales of Hoffmann (first performed 1881).

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Offenbach (German) [ˈɔfənbax]

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(Placename) a city in central Germany, on the River Main in Hesse opposite Frankfurt am Main: leather-goods industry. Pop.: 116 400 (1999 est.)

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Offenbach²

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(Biographies / Offenbach, Jacques (1819-1880) M, Frenchnational of birth: German, MUSIC: composer, and of the opera The Tales of Hoffmann (1881)) Jacques (ʒak). 1819-80, German-born French composer of many operettas, including Orpheus in the Underworld (1858), and of the opera The Tales of Hoffmann (1881)

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Offenbach - French composer of many operettas and an opera (1819-1880) Jacques Offenbach