SAXONY


Meaning of SAXONY in English

— Saxonian /sak soh"nee euhn/ , n. , adj. — Saxonic /sak son"ik/ , adj.

/sak"seuh nee/ , n.

1. a state in E central Germany. 4,900,000; 6561 sq. mi. (16,990 sq. km). Cap.: Dresden.

2. a former state of the Weimar Republic in E central Germany. 5788 sq. mi. (14,990 sq. km). Cap.: Dresden.

3. a medieval division of N Germany with varying boundaries: extended at its height from the Rhine to E of the Elbe. German, Sachsen; French, Saxe .

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