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.

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Volkswagen in 2024 laid out plans to cease making vehicles at its plants in the German cities of Dresden and Osnabrueck next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

Dresden, home to nine universities, has a large number of trained engineers who are sought after by the roughly 2,500 companies in the sector operating in the area.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

Researchers in Dresden, working with physicist Roderich Moessner, have now developed a solution to this longstanding problem.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 16, 2026

Theoretical physicists have pointed out fatal flaws in Mr. White’s reasoning and researchers at the Dresden University of Technology failed to replicate some of his results.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

As Mutti told her the story about working in the zoo, about Papi being away fighting in Russia, and about our escape with Marlene from Dresden, the countess listened intently.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo