name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈsæksəni/
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CMU ARPABET:S AE1 K S AH0 N IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A state of modern Germany, located in the east, far from historical Saxon lands. Official name: Free State of Saxony.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A historical region and former duchy in north-central Germany.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Saxe
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A fine soft woollen fabric.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Saxony yarn, or flannel made from this or similar yarn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Sachsen, Saxe
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
History
Etymology
From Middle English Saxonie, from Latin Saxōnia, from Saxō (stem Saxōn-) + -ia. By surface analysis, Saxon + -y.
Across languages
Translations
68 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
Saksonia
— state
Arabic:
صاقس
(ṣāqis)
— state
Arabic:
سكسونيا
(saksūniyā)
— state
Armenian:
Սաքսոնիա
(Sakʻsonia)
— state
Asturian:
Saxonia
— state
Belarusian:
Саксо́нія
(Saksónija)
— state
Bulgarian:
Саксо́ния
(Saksónija)
— state
Catalan:
Saxònia
— state
Chinese Mandarin:
薩克森州 /萨克森州
(Sàkèsēn Zhōu)
— state