Saxony
English
Etymology
From Middle English Saxonie, from Latin Saxōnia, from Saxō (stem Saxōn-) + -ia.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsæksəni/
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Proper noun
Saxony
- A state of modern Germany, located in the east, far from historical Saxon lands. Official name: Free State of Saxony.
- A historical region and former duchy in north-central Germany.
- Synonym: (in compounds) Saxe
- 1759, George Sale et al., The Modern Part of an Universal History, Vol.XXIX: History of the German Empire, page 2:
- Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany... the provinces of Lower Germany towards the north conſiſt of the Low Country of the Rhine, Triers, Cologn, Mentz, Weſtphalia, Heſſe, Brunſwic, Miſnia, Luſatia, High Saxony upon the Elbe, Low Saxony upon the Elbe, Mecklenburg, Lauenburg, Brandenburg, Magdeburg, and Pomerania.
Derived terms
Translations
state
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See also
| Area states: Baden-Württemberg · Bavaria · Brandenburg · Hesse · Lower Saxony · Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania · North Rhine-Westphalia · Rhineland-Palatinate · Saarland · Saxony · Saxony-Anhalt · Schleswig-Holstein · Thuringia |
| City states: Berlin · Bremen · Hamburg |
Noun
Saxony (countable and uncountable, plural Saxonies)
- A fine soft woollen fabric.
- Saxony yarn, or flannel made from this or similar yarn.
References
- ^ “Saxonīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- ^ “Saxony, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.