SAXE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Saxe mean? 

• SAXE (noun)
  The noun SAXE has 2 senses:

1. a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750)

2. an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons

  Familiarity information: SAXE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SAXE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

comte de Saxe; Hermann Maurice Saxe; Marshal Saxe; Saxe

Instance hypernyms:

full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)

marshal; marshall ((in some countries) a military officer of highest rank)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Sachsen; Saxe; Saxony

Instance hypernyms:

geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)