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Definition of Dresden

1. Noun. A city in southeastern Germany on the Elbe River; it was almost totally destroyed by British air raids in 1945.

Definition of Dresden

1. Proper noun. The capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony. ¹

2. Proper noun. A village in Kent County, Ontario, Canada. ¹

3. Noun. A variety of china, originally manufactured in the city, but manufactured in Meissen from the 18th century. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Dresden

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"As houses of male orders are forbidden throughout Saxony, Dresden has only ... Among the Catholic societies of Dresden should be mentioned: the Catholic ..."

2. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1912)
"Richard H. Wade of Woolwich to Hannah Haynes of Dresden. 23. ... Benjamin Hatch of Pittston and Sally Theobald of Dresden. Jan. 13, 1822. ..."

3. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1903)
"Dresden. Jahresbericht des Vereins für Erdkunde ia l 410 [jährl. ... [JP Mittheilungen. aus dem kgl. mineralogisch- 411 in Dresden. Leipzig, [zwanglos. ..."

4. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1877)
"Says sternly,— Dresden CHINA AND ITS the one to the other, " What did you mean by that suspicious glance when the steam-yacht was mentioned? ..."

5. History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great: Called by Thomas Carlyle (1873)
"It did kindle Dresden Carnival and the Physically Strong into supreme illumination ... VISIT TO Dresden. ONE of the most important adventures, for our young ..."

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