saxão — meaning in English

English meaning

• Saxon noun A member of an ancient Germanic people who lived near the North Sea coast of what is now northern Germany, some of whom later settled in Britain.

Senses

saxão is used for these senses in English:

• Saxon Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Saxon language.
• Saxon A member of an ancient West Germanic tribe that lived at the eastern North Sea coast and south of it.
• Saxon A native or inhabitant of Saxony, Germany.
• Saxon The language of the ancient Saxons.

Saxon — full definition

1. noun A member of an ancient Germanic people who lived near the North Sea coast of what is now northern Germany, some of whom later settled in Britain.
2. noun A native of Saxony, a region and modern state in eastern Germany.
3. adj Relating to the Saxons, their language, or Saxony.

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