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Saxon

(săk'sən)

A member of a West Germanic tribal group that inhabited northern Germany and invaded Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries A.D. with the Angles and Jutes.
A person of English or Lowland Scots birth or descent as distinguished from one of Irish, Welsh, or Highland Scots birth or descent.
A native or inhabitant of Saxony.
The West Germanic language of any of the ancient Saxon peoples.
The Germanic element of English as distinguished from the French and Latin elements.

[Middle English, from Late Latin Saxō, Saxon-, of Germanic origin.]

Saxon Sax'on adj.

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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Saxon

Any member of a Germanic people who lived along the Baltic coast in ancient times and later migrated west as far as the British Isles. The Saxons became pirates in the North Sea during the decline of the Roman empire, and in the early 5th century they spread through northern Germany and along the coasts of Gaul and Britain. They fought Charlemagne (772 – 804) before being incorporated into the Frankish kingdom, and they settled Britain along with other Germanic invaders, including the Angles and the Jutes.

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WordNet: Saxon

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman conquest

The adjective Saxon has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to or characteristic of the early Saxons or Anglo-Saxons and their descendents (especially the English or Lowland Scots) and their language
Pertains to noun: Saxon (meaning #1)

Wikipedia: Saxon (disambiguation)

Saxon most commonly refers to:

Saxon people
Anglo-Saxon (disambiguation) or Anglo-Saxons
the inhabitants of present-day Saxony

Saxon may also refer to:

Saxon (band), a heavy metal band
Saxon (album), an album by Saxon
Saxon (name), a German name
Saxon (vehicle), an Armoured Personnel Carrier used by the British Army
Saxon (teaching method)
Saxon (firework) a pyrotechnic device
Saxon (film) a film by Greg Loftin
Saxon, Switzerland, a municipality of the canton of Valais
Saxon Switzerland, a mountainous climbing area and national park
Anglo-Saxon language aka Old English
Old Saxon, the ancestor language of modern Low German
Saxon XSLT, a software product
England Saxons, the England A rugby union team.
Mr. Saxon, a mysterious politician in Doctor Who.

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