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Saxony1 definition

Sax·ony (sak′sə nē)

noun

  1. a fine wool fabric with a soft finish
  2. a closely twisted yarn used for knitting

Etymology: because first produced in Saxony (region in SE Germany)

Saxony2 definition

Sax·ony (sak′sə nē)

  1. region of E Germany: formerly an electorate, kingdom, Prussian province, & state of the Weimar Republic
  2. state of E Germany: 6,564 sq mi (17,000 sq km); pop. 4,641,000; cap. Dresden
  3. 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.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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