Definition of Saxony. Meaning of Saxony. Synonyms of Saxony

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Definition of Saxony

Saxony
Saxony Sax"o*ny, n. [So named after the kingdom of Saxony, reputed to produce fine wool.] 1. A kind of glossy woolen cloth formerly much used. 2. Saxony yarn, or flannel made of it or similar yarn.

Meaning of Saxony from wikipedia

- Saxony (German: Sachsen [ˌzaksn̩] (listen); Upper Sorbian: Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen [ˈfʁaɪ̯ʃtaːt ˈzaksn̩]...
- Lower Saxony (German: Niedersachsen [ˈniːdɐzaksn̩] (listen); Low German: Nedders****en) is a German state (Land) situated in northwestern Germany. It is...
- Saxony-Anhalt (German: Sachsen-Anhalt (German pronunciation: [ˌzaksn̩ ˈʔanhalt] (listen); Low German: S****en-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the...
- The Kingdom of Saxony (German: Königreich Sachsen), lasting from 1806 to 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic...
- The Duchy of Saxony (Low German: Hartogdom S****en, German: Herzogtum Sachsen) was originally the area settled by the Saxons in the late Early Middle Ages...
- The Electorate of Saxony (German: Kurfürstentum Sachsen, also Kursachsen) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire established when Emperor Charles IV raised...
- Old Saxony is the original homeland of the Saxons in the northwest corner of modern Germany and roughly corresponds today to the modern German state of...
- Emilie of Saxony (27 July 1516 – 9 April 1591) was the third wife of Margrave George the Pious of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Since his two earlier wives died...
- territories named Saxony from the beginning of the Saxon Duchy in the 9th century to the end of the German monarchies in 1918. The electors of Saxony from John...
- Christine of Saxony (25 December 1505 – 15 April 1549) was a German noble, landgravine of Hesse. She was the regent of Hesse during 1547–1549. She was...
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