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Saxony vs Meissen - What's the difference?

saxony | meissen |

As proper nouns the difference between saxony and meissen

is that saxony is a historic realm and modern state of germany while meissen is a 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

    • meissen

    English

    (wikipedia Meissen)

    Alternative forms

    * Misnia (dated)

    Proper noun

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

    • Anagrams

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