Meissen

[ mahy-suhn ]

/ ˈmaɪ sən /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Meissen

meiofauna, meionite, meiosis, Meir, Meir, Golda, Meissen, Meissen porcelain, Meissner, Meissner effect, Meissner's corpuscle, Meissonier

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How to use Meissen in a sentence

The Daily Pic: Arlene Shechet reveals the inner workings of Meissen.
Precious Porcelain Turned Inside Out|Blake Gopnik|June 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was a Samson copy of a Meissen and she was the muse of music, that figure.
A Smashing New Talent|Anthony Haden-Guest|July 16, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I shall begin with Old Dresden, which is the first that we come to from Meissen.
The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I|Karl Ludwig von Pllnitz
The inhabitants of Joachimsthal, on the frontiers between Bohemia and Meissen, were the chief sufferers from this violence.
The Thirty Years War, Complete|Friedrich Schiller

Albert, the eldest of the children, was now fourteen years old; he was at the Royal school in Meissen, and there he remained.
Richard Wagner|John F. Runciman
"You appear to be a methodical boy, Teddy," he remarked with a yawn, at the same time choosing a Meissen ware dish as an ash tray.
I Walked in Arden|Jack Crawford
One evening, as he was walking in the fields near Meissen, meditating and praying, he was disturbed by the croaking of the frogs.
Curiosities of Christian History|Croake James

British Dictionary definitions for Meissen

Meissen

/ (German 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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