Meissen

American  

[mahy-suhn] / ˈmaɪ sən /

noun

1. a city in E central Germany, on the Elbe River: famous for fine porcelain.

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Meissen British  

/ ˈmaisən /

noun

1. a town in E Germany, in Saxony, in Dresden district on the River Elbe: famous for its porcelain (Dresden china), first made here in 1710. Pop: 28 640 (2003 est)

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Meissen

A rarely seen look at the lives of craftsmen behind Meissen porcelain, French Art Nouveau glass and more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025

The district of Meissen, near Dresden, reported almost 1,305 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the past week.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2021

The real UFOs at Frick Madison, expected in the first quarter of 2021, may therefore be the decorative arts: all those gilded clocks, all that Meissen porcelain, relocated from plutocratic salons into cubes of concrete.

From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2020

In a dishwasher, they found Meissen tureens still in their bubble wrap.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2020

I had heard marvelous tales of his garden, also of the inside of the house—Attic vases, Meissen porcelain, paintings by Alma-Tadema and Frith.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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