Meissen

[ mahy-suhn ]

noun

1. a city in E central Germany, on the Elbe River: famous for fine porcelain.

Meissen

/ ˈmaisən /

noun

1. a town in E Germany, in Saxony, in Dresden district on the River Elbe: famous for its porcelain (Dresden china), first made here in 1710. Pop: 28 640 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

The Daily Pic: Arlene Shechet reveals the inner workings of Meissen.

From The Daily Beast

It was a Samson copy of a Meissen and she was the muse of music, that figure.

From The Daily Beast

I shall begin with Old Dresden, which is the first that we come to from Meissen.

From Project Gutenberg

The inhabitants of Joachimsthal, on the frontiers between Bohemia and Meissen, were the chief sufferers from this violence.

From Project Gutenberg

Albert, the eldest of the children, was now fourteen years old; he was at the Royal school in Meissen, and there he remained.

From Project Gutenberg

"You appear to be a methodical boy, Teddy," he remarked with a yawn, at the same time choosing a Meissen ware dish as an ash tray.

From Project Gutenberg

One evening, as he was walking in the fields near Meissen, meditating and praying, he was disturbed by the croaking of the frogs.

From Project Gutenberg