Dres·den (dr z d n) A city of east-central Germany on the Elbe River east-southeast of Leipzig. An industrial and cultural center, it was severely damaged in bombing raids during World War II. Its china industry was moved to Meissen in the early 18th century. Population: 505,000. |
Dresden [ˈdrɛzdən]
n
(Placename) an industrial city in SE Germany, the capital of Saxony on the River Elbe: it was severely damaged in the Seven Years' War (1760); the baroque city was almost totally destroyed in World War II by Allied bombing (1945). Pop.: 477 700 (1999 est.)
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) relating to, designating, or made of Dresden china
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| Noun | 1. | Dresden - a city in southeastern Germany on the Elbe River; it was almost totally destroyed by British air raids in 1945 Deutschland, FRG, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990 |
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