Dresden

American  

[drez-duhn, dreys-duhn] / ˈdrɛz dən, ˈdreɪs dən /

noun

1. the capital of Saxony in E Germany, on the Elbe River.

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Dresden British  

/ ˈdrɛzdən /

noun

1. 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)

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adjective

1. relating to, designating, or made of Dresden china

Dresden Cultural  

1. City in eastern Germany on the Elbe River.

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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.

Example Sentences

He started with local club Dynamo Dresden as a youth before joining Monchengladbach's academy, playing for their second team before his move to Hansa.

From BBC

Eight alleged members of a German far-right militant group dubbed the "Saxonian Separatists" went on trial Friday in the eastern city of Dresden.

From Barron's

When Vladimir Putin was elected president of Russia in 2000, a reporter asked what he did as a KGB case officer in Dresden, East Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Dresden team identified the molecular cause of this cardiotoxicity for the first time.

From Science Daily

By contrast, Dresden's Christmas market, widely considered to be the world's oldest, was first held in 1434.

From BBC