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Meissen

American

[mahy-suhn] / ˈmaɪ sən /

noun

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

Meissen British

/ ˈmaisən /

noun

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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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

“It’s a lesson. I’m a maximalist, and I have this tendency to hold on to things. I could get caught up coveting Meissen tureens, but I could become like Mario,” she said.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2020

He was born in Meissen in Saxony on 29 July 1935, the son of a church cantor, and joined Dresden's famous Kreuzchor boys' choir at the age of eight.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2019

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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