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Dresden [drez-duh n; German dreys-duh n] Examples noun
- the capital of Saxony in E Germany, on the Elbe River.
Saxony [sak-suh-nee] noun
- a state in E central Germany. 6561 sq. mi. (16,990 sq. km). Capital: Dresden.
- a former state of the Weimar Republic in E central Germany. 5788 sq. mi. (14,990 sq. km). Capital: Dresden.
- a medieval division of N Germany with varying boundaries: extended at its height from the Rhine to E of the Elbe.
German Sachsen;French Saxe. Related formsSax·o·ni·an [sak-soh-nee-uh n] /sækˈsoʊ ni ən/, noun, adjectiveSax·on·ic [sak-son-ik] /sækˈsɒn ɪk/, adjective Examples from the Web for dresden Contemporary Examples of dresden
In Dresden, Germany, anti-Islam rallies each week draw thousands of demonstrators.
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The Stollen was paraded through the city of Dresden, and later an appointed “Stollen girl” cut the cake.
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The tradition of baking of Stollen is probably the strongest in Dresden, Germany.
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They would travel by train, and the trains would pass through Dresden, the East German city closest to Prague.
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Vladimir Putin famously ran agents for the KGB from 1985 to 1990 out of Dresden, which was then in communist East Germany.
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Historical Examples of dresden
My people are going abroad, to Dresden, at once, and I must go with them.
Booth Tarkington
You have forgotten Dresden and the chemistry classes at Frulein Weber’s?
Henry Seton Merriman
A poor copy of this work is at Dresden, a better one at Bergamo.
T. Sturge Moore
Oh, very; so is a Dresden china shepherd, but if you let him fall he breaks.
Jessie Fothergill
Now, this is exactly what Turco is doing at Munich and Dresden.
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British Dictionary definitions for dresden Dresden noun
- an industrial city in SE Germany, the capital of Saxony on the River Elbe: it was severely damaged in the Seven Years’ War (1760); the baroque city was almost totally destroyed in World War II by Allied bombing (1945). Pop: 483 632 (2003 est)
adjective
- relating to, designating, or made of Dresden china
saxony noun
- a fine 3-ply yarn used for knitting and weaving
- a fine woollen fabric used for coats, etc
Word Origin for saxony C19: named after Saxony, where it was produced Saxony noun
- a state in E Germany, formerly part of East Germany. Pop: 4 321 000 (2003 est)
- a former duchy and electorate in SE and central Germany, whose territory changed greatly over the centuries
- (in the early Middle Ages) any territory inhabited or ruled by Saxons
German name: SachsenFrench name: Saxe Compare Saxony-Anhalt, Lower Saxony dresden in Culture Dresden [(drez-duhn)]
City in eastern Germany on the Elbe River.
Note Dresden was a leading center of German music, art, and architecture for three centuries, until it was severely damaged by Allied bombing in World War II.