Offenbach,
Jacques (born Jakob Eberscht) 1819-80; Fr. composer of operettas, born in Germany
city in SW Germany, on the Main River, in the state of Hesse: pop. 117,000
See Offenbach in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ôfˈən-bäkˌ, -bäᴋʜˌ)
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.
(ôˈfən-bäkˌ, ŏfˈən-, ô-fĕn-bäkˈ), Jacques 1819-1880.
German-born French composer noted for his operettas and the opera Tales of Hoffmann (first performed 1881).