Saxony

• IPA^(key): /ˈsæksəni/

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Saxony

1. A historic realm and modern state of Germany.
   • 1759, George Sale et al., The Modern Part of an Universal History, Vol.XXIX: History of the German Empire, page 2:

     Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany... the provinces of Lower Germany towards the north conſiſt of the Low Country of the Rhine, Triers, Cologn, Mentz, Weſtphalia, Heſſe, Brunſwic, Miſnia, Luſatia, High Saxony upon the Elbe, Low Saxony upon the Elbe, Mecklenburg, Lauenburg, Brandenburg, Magdeburg, and Pomerania.

• Lower Saxony
• Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony (countable and uncountable, plural Saxonies)

1. A fine soft woollen fabric.
2. Saxony yarn, or flannel made of it or similar yarn.