Offenbach

[ aw-fuh n-bahk, of-uh n-; for 1 also French aw-fen-bak; for 2 also German awf-uh n-bahkh ]

/ ˈɔ fənˌbɑk, ˈɒf ən-; for 1 also French ɔ fɛnˈbak; for 2 also German ˈɔf ənˌbɑx /

noun

Jacques

[zhahk] /ʒɑk/,1819–80, French composer.

a city in S Hesse, in central Germany, on the Main River, near Frankfurt.

Example sentences from the Web for offenbach

They read good books instead of bad ones, they prefer a beautiful picture to a showy one, and Beethoven to Offenbach.

Girls and Women |Harriet E. Paine (AKA E. Chester}
Truly, to them, as to the Sabreur of Offenbach, nothing is sacred.

Critical Studies |Ouida
Offenbach, of opera-bouffe notoriety, almost lived on coffee while creating his dainty aerial music.

Genius in Sunshine and Shadow |Maturin Murray Ballou
From 1784 onwards we possess his own carefully compiled thematic catalogue which Andr has edited (Offenbach, 1805 and 1828).

Life Of Mozart, Vol. 1 (of 3) |Otto Jahn

It suffices to mention Meyerbeer and Offenbach, representatives of two widely divergent departments of the art.

Jewish Literature and Other Essays |Gustav Karpeles

British Dictionary definitions for offenbach (1 of 2)

Offenbach ¹

/ (German ˈɔfənbax) /

noun

a city in central Germany, on the River Main in Hesse opposite Frankfurt am Main: leather-goods industry. Pop: 119 208 (2003 est)

British Dictionary definitions for offenbach (2 of 2)

Offenbach ²

/ (ˈɒfənˌbɑːk, French ɔfɛnbak) /

noun

Jacques (ʒɑk). 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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