"Sachsen" meaning in German

See Sachsen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈzaksən] Audio: De-Sachsen.ogg , De-Sachsen2.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Sachsens [genitive], Sachsen [genitive, with-article]
Etymology: See Sachse (“Saxon”). Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Sachsen n (proper noun, genitive Sachsens or (optionally with an article) Sachsen)
  1. Saxony (a state of modern Germany, located in the east, far from historical Saxon lands) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Places in Germany, States of Germany
    Sense id: en-Sachsen-de-name-vzQz0sDM Categories (other): Saxony, Germany, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 19 7 19 7 12 12 19 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 5 22 5 9 9 22 5 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 68 10 8 14
  2. Saxony (a historical region and former duchy in north-central Germany) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Places in Germany
    Sense id: en-Sachsen-de-name-tKqi678~ Categories (other): Former polities, Geographic and cultural areas of Germany
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sächsisch, Sachse Related terms: Altsachsen, Niedersachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Obersachsen

Noun

IPA: [ˈzaksən] Audio: De-Sachsen.ogg , De-Sachsen2.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: See Sachse (“Saxon”). Head templates: {{head|de|noun form}} Sachsen
  1. inflection of Sachse:
    genitive/dative/accusative singular
    Tags: accusative, dative, form-of, genitive, singular Form of: Sachse
    Sense id: en-Sachsen-de-noun-xZ8spWCY Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 19 7 19 7 12 12 19 7
  2. inflection of Sachse:
    all-case plural
    Tags: form-of, plural Form of: Sachse
    Sense id: en-Sachsen-de-noun-pkgAaX8N Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 19 7 19 7 12 12 19 7

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "See Sachse (“Saxon”).",
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      "form": "Sachsens",
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    },
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  "lang_code": "de",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Bautzen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Chemnitz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Dresden"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Erzgebirgskreis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Görlitz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Leipzig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Meißen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Mittelsachsen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Nordsachsen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Vogtlandkreis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Zwickau"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "_dis": "68 10 8 14",
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        ]
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    },
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        },
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          "duchy"
        ],
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          "Germany#English"
        ]
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    {
      "word": "Bautzen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Chemnitz"
    },
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      "word": "Dresden"
    },
    {
      "word": "Erzgebirgskreis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Görlitz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Leipzig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Meißen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mittelsachsen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nordsachsen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge"
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    {
      "word": "Vogtlandkreis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zwickau"
    }
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      "word": "Altsachsen"
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      "word": "Niedersachsen"
    },
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