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Definition of Saxony

1. Noun. An area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons.

Definition of Saxony

1. n. A kind of glossy woolen cloth formerly much used.

Definition of Saxony

1. Proper noun. One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Saxony

1. a woolen fabric [n -NIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saxony

Literary usage of Saxony

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)
"The Vicariate Apostolic of Saxony, and the Prefecture Apostolic of Saxon Upper ... As regards the Catholic Church the Kingdom of Saxony is divided into two ..."

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"In 1871 Saxony became one of the states of the newly-founded German Empire. ... The Vicariate Apostolic of Saxony was established in 1763 by Pope Clement ..."

3. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1909)
"The Elector Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, son of the sister of the late ... In order to secure the protection of the head of the Empire against Saxony, ..."

4. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The result was that Maurice made more generous provision for his brother, who acted as regent of Saxony in 1552 during the absence of the elector. ..."

5. The Works of Thomas Carlyle: (complete). by Thomas Carlyle (1897)
"The barbarous man is stiff as brass ; but Daun comes into all his conditions : ' Saxony, Silesia, — Excellenz, we nave them both within clutch; ..."

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