Saxe
biographical nameDefinition of Saxe
(Entry 1 of 2)
(Hermann-) Maurice 1696–1750 Comte de Saxe French general
Saxe
geographical nameDefinition of Saxe (Entry 2 of 2)
saxony
—its French name; used in English chiefly in names of former duchies in Thuringia: Saxe-Al*ten*burg\ ˈsaks-ˈäl-tᵊn-ˌbu̇rg
\, Saxe-Co*burg\ ˈsaks-ˈkō-ˌbərg
\, Saxe-Go*tha\ ˈsaks-ˈgō-tə
, -thə\, Saxe-Mei*ning*en\ ˈsaks-ˈmī-niŋ-ən
\, and Saxe-Wei*mar-Ei*se*nach\ ˈsaks-ˈvī-ˌmär-ˈī-zə-ˌnäk
, -ˌnäḵ\