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Dresden

proper noun

  1. capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɛzdən/

name

Etymology: Borrowed from German Dresden (“Dresden”) in the 1730s, from Middle High German Dresden, from a Sorbian source akin to Lower Sorbian Drježdźany, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *dręzga, of which the locative case is *dręzdzě.

  1. The capital city of Saxony, Germany, on the River Elbe.
  2. A village in Kent County, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A number of places in the United States, including:
  4. A number of places in the United States, including:
  5. The Bombing of Dresden.

    “The actual total hardly matters: if Dresden was indeed a war crime, just one death would make it so.”

    “‘Father, you saw the papers, when Dresden happened. You see the papers today. People are seeing the cost of this, truly. Now that we know the consequences, countries will not use it.’”

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from German Dresden (“Dresden”) in the 1730s, from Middle High German Dresden, from a Sorbian source akin to Lower Sorbian Drježdźany, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *dręzga, of which the locative case is *dręzdzě.

  1. A variety of china, originally manufactured in the city, but manufactured in Meissen from the 18th century.