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Saxony vs Chemnitz - What's the difference?

saxony | chemnitz |

As proper nouns the difference between saxony and chemnitz

is that saxony is a historic realm and modern state of Germany while Chemnitz is an independent city in Saxony, Germany.

As a noun Saxony

is fine soft woollen fabric.

saxony

English

(wikipedia Saxony)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A historic realm and modern state of Germany.
  • * 1759 , George Sale & al., The Modern Part of an Universal History'', : ''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 '', ''[[Lusatia, Lu?atia'', ''High Saxony''''' upon the ''Elbe'', ''Low '''Saxony'' upon the ''Elbe'', ''Mecklenburg'', ''Lauenburg'', ''Brandenburg'', ''Magdeburg'', and ''Pomerania .

    Derived terms

    * High Saxony, Upper Saxony * Low Saxony, Lower Saxony

    Noun

  • fine soft woollen fabric

    • chemnitz

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • An independent city in Saxony, Germany.

    • Synonyms

    * Karl-Marx-Stadt (catlangcode) (catlangcode) ----