Saxony
Pronunciation: /ˈsaksəni/
- a large region and former kingdom of Germany, including the modern states of Saxony in the south-east, Saxony-Anhalt in the centre, and Lower Saxony in the north-west. German name Sachsen.
- a state of eastern Germany, on the upper reaches of the River Elbe; capital, Dresden.
Origin:
from late Latin Saxonia, from Latin Saxo, Saxon- (see Saxon)