Definitions for Saxony

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Saxony sax·o·ny

Spelling: [sak-suh-nee]

IPA: /ˈsæk sə ni/

Saxony is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 63 anagrams from letters in Saxony (anosxy).

Definitions for Saxony

noun

1. a fine, three-ply woolen yarn.
2. a soft-finish, compact fabric, originally of high-grade merino wool from Saxony, for topcoats and overcoats.
3. a pile carpet woven in the manner of a Wilton but with yarns of lesser quality.
4. a state in E central Germany. 6561 sq. mi. (16,990 sq. km). Capital: Dresden.
5. a former state of the Weimar Republic in E central Germany. 5788 sq. mi. (14,990 sq. km). Capital: Dresden.
6. a medieval division of N Germany with varying boundaries: extended at its height from the Rhine to E of the Elbe.

Origin of Saxony

First recorded in 1825-35

Examples for Saxony

(p. 399) Such a situation was terrible for the King of saxony.

Duke of saxony is his title, and he is quite rich in his own right.

The Duke of saxony wore grey hats which cost him four groschen.

Luther was born the 10th of November, 1483, at Eisleben, in saxony.

The German lady was kept as a curiosity in the cabinet of the Elector of saxony.

At a chapel in saxony there was an image of a Virgin and Child.

When Crown Prince Friedrich Augustus of saxony married Maria Josepha of Austria in 1719, the party raged for a full 28 days.

For instance, he points out, Charlemagne treated saxony like his own personal punching bag.

The men composing these additions were from Bavaria, saxony, and Baden.

But he pretended to retreat from saxony, and advance to Silesia.