| NOUN | person | Saxon | a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons |
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| ADJECTIVE | pert | Saxon | 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 |
| Sounds | sae'ksahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Region | England | A division of the United Kingdom |
| Spanish | sajón | |
| Catalan | saxó | |
| Nouns | Saxon | a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Instances | Athelstan | The first Saxon ruler who extended his kingdom to include nearly all of England (895-939) |
| Narrower | West Saxon | An inhabitant of Wessex |
| Broader | European | A native or inhabitant of Europe |
| Spanish | sajón | |
| Catalan | sajón, saxó, saxona | |
| Adjectives | Saxon | 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 |
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