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

Wilson said Ryanair had cut all service to three other German airports since 2019 -- Dresden, Leipzig and Dortmund -- and had already relocated aircraft previously based in Frankfurt, Duesseldorf and Stuttgart.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Reflecting on the British bombing of Dresden in World War Two, he said: "The past casts a long shadow."

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

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 • Jan. 22, 2026

"This work represents a significant advance in our understanding of the molecular basis of cancer," says Prof. Esther Troost, Dean of the Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine at TU Dresden.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026

As he juggled, he was telling everyone about how he had ridden Marlene all the way from Dresden.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo