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Dresden en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɹɛzdən/
- (Southern-England) audio
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.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A variety of china, originally manufactured in the city, but manufactured in Meissen from the 18th century.
Synonyms
Meissenware · Dresdenware
Dresden en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɹɛzdən/
- (Southern-England) audio
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.
Meanings
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The capital city of Saxony, Germany, on the River Elbe.
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A village in Kent County, Ontario, Canada.
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A number of places in the United States, including: ▸ A town in Lincoln County, Maine.
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A number of places in the United States, including: ▸ A town, the county seat of Weakley County, Tennessee.
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(metonymically) The Bombing of Dresden.
‘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.’
2017, John Theobald, A Kingdom Falls, Head of Zeus Ltd., →ISBN, page 314:The actual total hardly matters: if Dresden was indeed a war crime, just one death would make it so.
2001 July 23, Robin Neillands, The Bomber War: The Allied Air Offensive Against Nazi Germany, Barnes & Noble, Incorporated, →ISBN, page 358:
Translations (57)
ru Дре́зден (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · uk Дрезден (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · hsb Drježdźany (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · sv Dresden (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · uk дре́зденський (attributive form - relating to Dresden) · bg Дрезден (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · fr dresdois (attributive form - relating to Dresden) · da Dresden (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · cs drážďanský (attributive form - relating to Dresden) · pl drezdeński (attributive form - relating to Dresden) · it Dresda (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · bn ড্রেসডেন (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · el Δρέσδη (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · es Dresde (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · lv Drēzdene (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · pt Dresden (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · cu Дрєжданꙑ (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · tr Dresden (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · pt Dresdem (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · nl Dresden (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · de Dresden (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · th เดรสเดิน (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · lt Dresdenas (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · ru дре́зденский (attributive form - relating to Dresden) · eo Dresdeno (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · pt Dresda (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · mr ड्रेस्डेन (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · mk дрезденски (attributive form - relating to Dresden) · be дрэ́здэнскі (attributive form - relating to Dresden) · et Dresden (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · sl Dresden (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · la Dresda (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · ro Dresda (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · sh Dresden (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · vi Đrét-xđen (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · cs Drážďany (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · fr Dresde (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · hy Դրեզդեն (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · hi ड्रेसडेन (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · nn Dresden (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · pl Drezno (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · ka დრეზდენი (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · dsb Drježdźany (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · de dresdnerisch (attributive form - relating to Dresden) · de dresdenerisch (attributive form - relating to Dresden) · ja ドレスデン (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · be Дрэздэн (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · yi דרעזדן (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · fi Dresden (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · ko 드레스덴 (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · ar دْرِيسْدِن (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · sk Drážďany (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · sk drážďanský (attributive form - relating to Dresden) · sh Дрезден (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · cmn 德累斯頓 /德累斯顿 (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · nb Dresden (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) · hu Drezda (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony)
wikidata: Q1731