Saxon
noun
Sax·on
| \ ˈsak-sən
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Definition of Saxon
1a(1)
: a member of a Germanic people that entered and conquered England with the Angles and Jutes in the fifth century a.d. and merged with them to form the Anglo-Saxon people
(2)
: an Englishman or lowlander as distinguished from a Welshman, Irishman, or Highlander
b
: a native or inhabitant of Saxony
2a
: the Germanic language or dialect of any of the Saxon peoples
b
: the Germanic element in the English language especially as distinguished from the French and Latin
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Saxon
noun
English Language Learners Definition of Saxon
: a member of the Germanic people who entered and conquered England in the fifth century A.D.
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