NOUN (1)

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;


ADJECTIVE (1)

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;
- Example: "Saxon princes"
- Example: "for greater clarity choose a plain Saxon term instead of a latinate one"

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

German \Ger"man\, n.; pl. Germans[L. Germanus, prob. of Celtis
   origin.]
   1. A native or one of the people of Germany.
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   2. The German language.
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   3.
      (a) A round dance, often with a waltz movement, abounding
          in capriciosly involved figures.
      (b) A social party at which the german is danced.
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   High German, the Teutonic dialect of Upper or Southern
      Germany, -- comprising Old High German, used from the 8th
      to the 11th century; Middle H. G., from the 12th to the
      15th century; and Modern or New H. G., the language of
      Luther's Bible version and of modern German literature.
      The dialects of Central Germany, the basis of the modern
      literary language, are often called Middle German, and the
      Southern German dialects Upper German; but High German is
      also used to cover both groups.

   Low German, the language of Northern Germany and the
      Netherlands, -- including Friesic; Anglo-Saxon or
      Saxon; Old Saxon; Dutch or Low Dutch, with its
      dialect, Flemish; and Plattdeutsch (called also Low
      German), spoken in many dialects.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Saxon \Sax"on\ (s[a^]ks"[u^]n or -'n), n. [L. Saxo, pl. Saxones,
   from the Saxon national name; cf. AS. pl. Seaxe, Seaxan, fr.
   seax a knife, a short sword, a dagger (akin to OHG. sahs, and
   perhaps to L. saxum rock, stone, knives being originally made
   of stone); and cf. G. Sachse, pl. Sachsen. Cf. Saxifrage.]
   1.
      (a) One of a nation or people who formerly dwelt in the
          northern part of Germany, and who, with other Teutonic
          tribes, invaded and conquered England in the fifth and
          sixth centuries.
      (b) Also used in the sense of Anglo-Saxon.
      (c) A native or inhabitant of modern Saxony.
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   2. The language of the Saxons; Anglo-Saxon.
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   Old Saxon, the Saxon of the continent of Europe in the old
      form of the language, as shown particularly in the
      "Heliand", a metrical narration of the gospel history
      preserved in manuscripts of the 9th century.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Saxon \Sax"on\, a.
   Of or pertaining to the Saxons, their country, or their
   language.
   (b) Anglo-Saxon.
   (c) Of or pertaining to Saxony or its inhabitants.
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   Saxon blue (Dyeing), a deep blue liquid used in dyeing, and
      obtained by dissolving indigo in concentrated sulphuric
      acid. --Brande & C.

   Saxon green (Dyeing), a green color produced by dyeing with
      yellow upon a ground of Saxon blue.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Saxon
    adj 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; "Saxon
           princes"; "for greater clarity choose a plain Saxon term
           instead of a latinate one"
    n 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

U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Saxon, SC -- U.S. Census Designated Place in South Carolina
   Population (2000):    3707
   Housing Units (2000): 1587
   Land area (2000):     2.365909 sq. miles (6.127676 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.365909 sq. miles (6.127676 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            64240
   Located within:       South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
   Location:             34.959621 N, 81.967066 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Saxon, SC
    Saxon