Saxony
Saxony1 definition
Sax·ony (sak′sə nē)
noun
- a fine wool fabric with a soft finish
- a closely twisted yarn used for knitting
Etymology: because first produced in Saxony (region in SE Germany)
Saxony2 definition
Sax·ony (sak′sə nē)
- region of E Germany: formerly an electorate, kingdom, Prussian province, & state of the Weimar Republic
- state of E Germany: 6,564 sq mi (17,000 sq km); pop. 4,641,000; cap. Dresden
- medieval duchy at the base of the Jutland peninsula in what is now Lower Saxony
Etymology: LL Saxonia
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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