Mainz is a proper noun referring to a German city on the Rhine. In English and German usage it denotes the city’s name, often in discussions of geography, culture, or history. The pronunciation is a clipped, single-syllable word with an initial /m/ onset, a diphthongized vowel, and a final /ts/ affricate, typically stressed as a single, compact syllable when spoken in isolation or in passing references.
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