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Saxony: A historical region and former duchy in north-central Germany
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, in-compounds
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name
A surname from the Germanic languages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A German albumenized paper used in photography.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
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noun
an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Saxony, Sachsen
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Broader terms: geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
noun
a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Hermann Maurice Saxe, comte de Saxe, Marshal Saxe
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: general, full general, marshal, marshall
History
Seemingly a combination of influences: Middle English Saxe (“the Saxons”) (from Old English Seaxe), Middle French Saxe (“Saxony”), and German Sachsen (“Saxony”) and Sachse (“a Saxon”) itself, rewritten with x (compare regional German Saxen). The form Saxẽ (i.e., Saxen) is found in some Early Modern sources. The surname is also partly from German Sachs, itself a variant of Sachse; a variant of Dutch Sas (literally “Saxon”), a cognate; and Middle English Saxe, a personal name from Old Norse Saxi, from sax (“one-edged sword”). All of these ultimately lead back to Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“dagger, knife”). Doublet of Sachs, Sax, Sas, and Sachse.
