Meißen

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See also: Meissen

German

Etymology

Of Slavic origin, from the settlement Misni inhabited by the Glomatians.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɪ̯sn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: Mei‧ßen

Proper noun

Meißen n (proper noun, genitive Meißens or (optionally with an article) Meißen)

  1. Meissen (a town and rural district of Saxony, Germany)

References

  1. ^ Bachrach, David (2013 August 1) “Henry I of Germany’s 929 military campaign in archaeological perspective”, in Early Medieval Europe, volume 21, number 3, page 327