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Definition: saxony from Collins English Dictionary

n

1 a fine 3-ply yarn used for knitting and weaving

2 a fine woollen fabric used for coats, etc

[C19: named after Saxony, where it was produced]

Saxony

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(săk'sӘnē), Ger. Sachsen , Fr. Saxe , state (1994 pop. 4,901,000), 7,078 sq mi (18,337 sq km), E central Germany. Dresden is the capital. In its current form, Saxony is a federal state of Germany, with its pre–World War II borders reinstated as of Oct., 1990. It lies in E Germany, bordered on the west by the German states of Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt, and Bavaria; on the south by the Czech Republic; on the east by Poland; and on the north by the German state of Brandenburg. The industrialized region is heavily polluted, due in large part to the mining of brown coal and uranium. The geographic concept of Saxony has undergone great shifts and has acquired many meanings in the past 15 centuries. The land of the Saxons , Saxony was in Frankish times roughly the area in NW Germany between the Elbe and Ems rivers; it also included part of S Jutland. (This area corresponds in part to the state of Lower Saxony , created after World War II.) The Duchy of Saxony After Charlemagne's conquest…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
Federal state and historic region in E central Germany; the capital is Dresden . Initially it referred to the homeland of the Saxons in NW Germany. It then successively became a Duchy, a collection of fiefdoms, an electoral region, a Duchy again, and finally (1815-71) comprised the Prussian Province…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(săk'sӘnē), Ger. Sachsen , Fr. Saxe , state (1994 pop. 4,901,000), 7,078 sq mi (18,337 sq km), E central Germany. Dresden is the capital. In its current form, Saxony is a federal state of Germany, with its pre–World War II borders reinstated as of Oct., 1990. It lies in E Germany, bordered on the…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Historical region, former state, and recreated state, Germany. Before 1180 the name was applied to the territory conquered c. ad 200–700 by the Germanic Saxon tribe. They were conquered and Christianized by Charlemagne in the late 8th century. In the mid-9th century Saxony became part of the German…
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From Chambers Dictionary of World History
A German ducal and electoral state which experienced many changes of fortune. Prominent from the 9c to the 11c, it was reduced by Emperor Frederick I, Barbarossa to two small areas on the River Elbe (1180–1422). Dynastic alliances enlarged the Saxon state on the Middle Elbe in the 15c. Frederick the…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Administrative region (German Land ) in eastern Germany; area 18,412 sq km/7,109 sq mi; population (2007 est) 4,249,800. The capital is Dresden , and other major towns include Leipzig, Chemnitz, and Zwickau. The region is on the plain of the River Elbe north of the Erzgebirge mountain range. …
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Historical region and former state of Germany. State of reunified Germany, approx. equivalent to the pre-WWII state. See table at germany . Occupied by the Saxons who controlled much of N Germany W of the Elbe until finally subdued by Frankish King (later Holy Roman Emperor) Charlemagne late 8th…
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Full text Article Saxony-Anhalt

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(săk'sӘnē-än'hält), Ger. Sachsen-Anhalt , state (1994 pop. 2,965,000), 7,892 sq mi (20,445 sq km), E Germany. Magdeburg is the capital. It is bordered on the east by Brandenburg, on the west by Lower Saxony, and in the south by Thuringia and Saxony. Besides Magdeburg, major cities include Dessau and…
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Full text Article Lower Saxony

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
Ger. Niedersachsen (nē'dӘrsäk´´sӘn), state (1994 pop. 7,480,000), 18,295 sq mi (47,384 sq km), NW Germany. Hanover is the capital. The state was formed in 1946 by the merger of the former Prussian province of Hanover with the former states of Brunswick , Oldenburg , and Schaumburg-Lippe . Situated…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Administrative region (German Land ) in northern Germany, bordered to the north by Schleswig-Holstein and the city-state of Hamburg, to the northeast by Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, to the south by North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse, on the east and southeast by Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
792 Saxony is conquered by Charlemagne. 814 When Charlemagne's empire breaks up after his death, Saxony becomes a dukedom. 13th century Saxony becomes an electorate (that is, ruled by an elector). 1483 Martin Luther is born in Saxony, and the Reformation originates here. 1618–48 Saxony suffers much…
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