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  saxony

  noun

  a fine, three-ply woolen yarn.
• Saxony
  Saxony

  noun

  a state in E central Germany. 6,561 sq. mi. (16,990 sq. km). Dresden.

saxony

¹ American  

[sak-suh-nee] / ˈsæk sə ni /

noun

1. a fine, three-ply woolen yarn.

2. a soft-finish, compact fabric, originally of high-grade merino wool from Saxony, for topcoats and overcoats.

3. a pile carpet woven in the manner of a Wilton but with yarns of lesser quality.

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Saxony ² American  

[sak-suh-nee] / ˈsæk sə ni /

noun

1. a state in E central Germany. 6,561 sq. mi. (16,990 sq. km). Dresden.

2. a former state of the Weimar Republic in E central Germany. 5,788 sq. mi. (14,990 sq. km). Dresden.

3. a medieval division of N Germany with varying boundaries: extended at its height from the Rhine to E of the Elbe.

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Saxony ¹ British  

/ ˈsæksənɪ /

noun

1. a state in E Germany, formerly part of East Germany. Pop: 4 321 000 (2003 est)

2. a former duchy and electorate in SE and central Germany, whose territory changed greatly over the centuries

3. (in the early Middle Ages) any territory inhabited or ruled by Saxons

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saxony ² British  

/ ˈsæksənɪ /

noun

1. a fine 3-ply yarn used for knitting and weaving

2. a fine woollen fabric used for coats, etc

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Other Word Forms

• Saxonian
  noun
• Saxonic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of saxony

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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saxony Saxony

Jonathan Akin Taber "kept about eleven hundred sheep, some merino and some saxony."

From Quaker Hill A Sociological Study by Warren H. (Warren Hugh) Wilson

Handing the bottle and corkscrew to Betsey, he shuffled himself into a smart new blue saxony coat with velvet collar and metal buttons, and advanced into the passage to greet the arrivers.

From Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities by Robert Smith Surtees

In Saxony alone, police found 21 devices near high-voltage power lines last Friday and Saturday.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

"The plant is important for all Saxony, all Germany," he said, adding that the lack of certainty would hit the local economy.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

The government of Lower Saxony has sometimes positioned itself as a consensus-builder that can help other Volkswagen shareholders and workers see eye-to-eye.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

“Lower Saxony is automotive country, and this must remain so,” Lies said at the Hannover plant, where Volkswagen has for decades built its much-loved campervans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

In the area about Freiberg, Saxony, smelters for silver and lead poured arsenic fumes into the air, to drift out over the surrounding countryside and settle down upon the vegetation.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson