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Saxony

Syllabification: (Sax·o·ny)
Pronunciation: /ˈsaksənē/

Definition of Saxony
  • a large region and former kingdom in Germany, including the modern states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Lower Saxony. German name Sachsen.
  • a state in eastern Germany, on the upper reaches of the Elbe River; capital, Dresden.

Origin:

from late Latin Saxonia, from Latin Saxo, Saxon- (see Saxon)

Saxony in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Saxony in the British & World English dictionary