SAXON


Meaning of SAXON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sæks(ə)n ]

( Saxons)

1.

In former times, Saxons were members of a West Germanic tribe. Some members of this tribe settled in Britain and were known as Anglo-Saxons .

N-COUNT

2.

Something that is Saxon is related to or characteristic of the ancient Saxons, the Anglo-Saxons, or their descendants.

...a seventh-century Saxon church.

ADJ

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