Saxon

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Sax·on /ˈsæksən/ noun [countable]  SANa member of the race of people from northern Europe that came to live in England in the 5th century 撒克逊人〔北欧的一个民族，5世纪时定居于英格兰〕 —Saxon adjective

Examples from the Corpus

Saxon• D., before the migrations of the Angles and Saxons began.• Elsewhere enclosed fields have been created by Saxons, and produced by medieval forest clearance. moorland reclamation and marshland drainage.• While avenging his father, Gotteschalc was captured and imprisoned by Saxons.• But churches had been burnt, priests killed, and proud Saxons had ritually washed off their enforced baptism.• The General Hospital at the top of the bill was built by Samuel Saxon in 1793.• He would do anything, I think, to harm Arthur, even ally himself with the Saxons.Origin Saxon (1100-1200) Late Latin Saxones “Saxons”

Sax·on nounChineseSyllable  

from northern member race Corpus the Europe a of of people

Saxon
Sax‧on /ˈsæksən/ noun [countable]a member of the race of people from northern Europe that came to live in England in the 5th century
—Saxon adjective

SaxonBrE /ˈsæksn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsæksn/ 🔊 nouna member of a race of people once living in NW Germany, some of whom settled in Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries 撒克逊人（早期居住在今德国西北部，后其中一部分于 5、6 世纪定居在不列颠）  ➡  see also Anglo-Saxon ▸ Saxon adjective◆Saxon churches/kings撒克逊教堂／国王