plural saxonies
often capitalized
1
a
: a fine soft woolen fabric
b
: a fine closely twisted knitting yarn
2
: a Wilton jacquard carpet

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Federal prosecutors said that 30-year-old Abdulmalk A. and 23-year-old Mousa H. A. were arrested Tuesday in Berlin and the nearby state of Saxony-Anhalt, based on warrants issued last week. Bloomberg.com, 9 May 2017 Saxony is already home to plants owned by Volkswagen and BMW. Brian Parkin, Bloomberg.com, 4 May 2017

Word History

Etymology

Saxony, Germany

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of saxony was in 1837

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“Saxony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saxony. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

Geographical Definition

Saxony

geographical name

1
region and former duchy of northwestern Germany south of the Jutland Peninsula between the Elbe and Rhine rivers see lower saxony
2
region and state of reunified Germany north of the Erzgebirge mountain range and bordering the Czech Republic and Poland; capital Dresden area 7081 square miles (18,340 square kilometers), population 4,056,799 see saxe

see also saxon sense 1b

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