n.
Pronunciation: ' sak-s( ə -)n ē
Variant: or G Sach · sen \ ' zäk-s ə n \
Function: geographical name
1 region & former duchy NW Germany S of Jutland Peninsula bet. the Elbe & the Rhine ― see LOWER SAXONY
2 region & state of reunified Germany N of the Erzgebirge capital Dresden area 7081 sq mi (18,340 sq km) , pop 4,764,300 ― see SAXE