Dresden

[drez-duhn; Ger. dreys-duhn]

Dres·den

[drez-duhn; Ger. dreys-duhn]
noun
the capital of Saxony in E Germany, on the Elbe River. 518,057.
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Sax·o·ny

[sak-suh-nee]
noun
1.
a state in E central Germany. 4,900,000; 6561 sq. mi. (16,990 sq. km). Capital: Dresden.
2.
a former state of the Weimar Republic in E central Germany. 5788 sq. mi. (14,990 sq. km). Capital: Dresden.
3.
a medieval division of N Germany with varying boundaries: extended at its height from the Rhine to E of the Elbe.
German, Sachsen;
French, Saxe.

Sax·o·ni·an [sak-soh-nee-uhn] , noun, adjective
Sax·on·ic [sak-son-ik] , adjective
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Dresden (ˈdrɛzdən)
 
n
1.  an industrial city in SE Germany, the capital of Saxony on the River Elbe: it was severely damaged in the Seven Years' War (1760); the baroque city was almost totally destroyed in World War II by Allied bombing (1945). Pop: 483 632 (2003 est)
 
adj
2.  relating to, designating, or made of Dresden china

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Dresden [(drez-duhn)]

City in eastern Germany on the Elbe River.

Note: Dresden was a leading center of German music, art, and architecture for three centuries, until it was severely damaged by Allied bombing in World War II.
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