saxony

¹ American  

[sak-suh-nee] / ˈsæk sə ni /

noun

1. a fine, three-ply woolen yarn.

2. a soft-finish, compact fabric, originally of high-grade merino wool from Saxony, for topcoats and overcoats.

3. a pile carpet woven in the manner of a Wilton but with yarns of lesser quality.

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Saxony ² American  

[sak-suh-nee] / ˈsæk sə ni /

noun

1. a state in E central Germany. 6,561 sq. mi. (16,990 sq. km). Dresden.

2. a former state of the Weimar Republic in E central Germany. 5,788 sq. mi. (14,990 sq. km). Dresden.

3. a medieval division of N Germany with varying boundaries: extended at its height from the Rhine to E of the Elbe.

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Saxony ¹ British  

/ ˈsæksənɪ /

noun

1. a state in E Germany, formerly part of East Germany. Pop: 4 321 000 (2003 est)

2. a former duchy and electorate in SE and central Germany, whose territory changed greatly over the centuries

3. (in the early Middle Ages) any territory inhabited or ruled by Saxons

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saxony ² British  

/ ˈsæksənɪ /

noun

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

2. a fine woollen fabric used for coats, etc

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Other Word Forms

• Saxonian noun
• Saxonic adjective

Etymology

Origin of saxony

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

In 2023, the arms group Rheinmetall had to abandon plans to build a factory in Saxony, another eastern state, in the face of protests.

From Barron's

A red electric ID.3 GTX signed by workers would be the last car made at the plant, Volkswagen Saxony said, making the glass-walled "Transparent Factory" the first domestic site in the company's 88-year history to have production completely shut down.

From Barron's

The infrastructure also includes salt caverns to store hydrogen underground, which Storengy Deutschland is building around an existing site for storing natural gas in Lower Saxony.

From BBC

“Many ports only have one rail route to the hinterland,” said Holger Banik, CEO of Niedersachsen Ports, which owns several ports in Lower Saxony.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 1811, Saxony’s king converted it into a model asylum for the mentally ill, and for many years it was.

From The Wall Street Journal