Saxony

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/ˈsæksəni/

proper noun

A state of modern Germany, located in the east, far from historical Saxon lands. Official name: Free State of Saxony.

Similar
Saxe
OriginMiddle English Saxonie ← Latin Saxōnia →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A state of modern Germany, located in the east, far from historical Saxon lands. Official name: Free State of Saxony.
  2. A historical region and former duchy in north-central Germany.
    1 more example

    Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany... the provinces of Lower Germany towards the north conſiſt of the Low Country of the Rhine, Triers, Cologn, Mentz, Weſtphalia, Heſſe, Brunſwic, Miſnia, Luſatia, High Saxony upon the Elbe, Low Saxony upon the Elbe, Mecklenburg, Lauenburg, Brandenburg, Magdeburg, and Pomerania.

    1759, George Sale et al., The Modern Part of an Universal History, Vol.XXIX: History of the German Empire, page 2

    Synonyms: Saxe

nounSaxony (countable and uncountable, plural Saxonies)

plural Saxonies

  1. countableuncountableA fine soft woollen fabric.
  2. countableuncountableSaxony yarn, or flannel made from this or similar yarn.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA historical region and former duchy in north-central Germany.

Similar
Saxe

Origin

  1. LatinSaxōnia
  2. Middle EnglishSaxonie
  3. EnglishSaxony

From Middle English Saxonie, from Latin Saxōnia, from Saxō (stem Saxōn-) + -ia. By surface analysis, Saxon + -y.

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Translations

Arabic صاقس, سكسونيا
  • صاقس (ṣāqis)state
  • سكسونيا (saksūniyā)state
Brazilian Portuguese Saxônia
  • Saxôniastate
Bulgarian Саксо́ния
  • Саксо́ния (Saksónija)state
Catalan Saxònia
  • Saxòniastate
Chinese Mandarin 薩克森州 /萨克森州
  • 薩克森州 /萨克森州 (Sàkèsēn Zhōu)state
Czech Sasko
  • Saskostate
Danish Sachsen
  • Sachsenstate
Dutch Saksen
  • Saksenstate
Esperanto Saksio, Saksujo
  • Saksiostate
  • Saksujostate
Estonian Saksimaa
  • Saksimaastate
European Portuguese Saxónia
  • Saxóniastate
Finnish Saksi
  • Saksistate
French Saxe
  • Saxestate
German Sachsen
  • Sachsenstate
Greek Σαξωνία
  • Σαξωνία (Saxonía)state
Hindi सैक्सनी
  • सैक्सनी (saiksanī)state
Hungarian Szászország
  • Szászországstate
Icelandic Saxland
  • Saxlandstate
Irish An tSacsain
  • An tSacsainstate
Italian Sassonia
  • Sassoniastate
Japanese ザクセン
  • ザクセン (Zakusen)state
Korean 작센
  • 작센 (Jaksen)state
Latin Saxonia
  • Saxoniastate
Latvian Saksija
  • Saksijastate
Lithuanian Saksonija
  • Saksonijastate
Norwegian Sachsen
  • Sachsenstate
Polish Saksonia
  • Saksoniastate
Punjabi ਜ਼ਾਕਸਨ
  • ਜ਼ਾਕਸਨ (zāksan)state
Romanian Saxonia
  • Saxoniastate
Russian Саксо́ния
  • Саксо́ния (Saksónija)state
Slovak Sasko
  • Saskostate
Spanish Sajonia
  • Sajoniastate
Swedish Sachsen
  • Sachsenstate
Turkish Saksonya
  • Saksonyastate
Ukrainian Саксо́нія
  • Саксо́нія (Saksónija)state
Vietnamese Sachsen, Dắc-den
  • Sachsenstate
  • Dắc-denstate
Yiddish זאַקסן
  • זאַקסן (zaksn)state
Cite this entry
APA

Saxony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saxony

MLA

“Saxony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saxony. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Saxony,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saxony.

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