Saxony-Anhalt

[ sak-suh-nee-ahn-hahlt ]

noun

1. a state in central Germany. 9,515 sq. mi. (24,644 sq. km). : Magdeburg.

Saxony-Anhalt

/ ˈsæksənɪ ˈɑːnhɑːlt /

noun

1. a state of E Germany: created in 1947 from the state of Anhalt and those parts of Prussia formerly ruled by the duchy of Saxony: part of East Germany until 1990. Pop: 2 523 000 (2003 est)