Meaning of Dresden | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The capital city of Saxony, Germany, on the River Elbe.
2. A variety of china, originally manufactured in the city, but manufactured in Meissen from the 18th century.
   uncountable
3. A village in Kent County, Ontario, Canada.
4. A town, the county seat of Weakley County, Tennessee, United States.
5. The Bombing of Dresden.
   metonymically

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Examples

“The actual total hardly matters: if Dresden was indeed a war crime, just one death would make it so.”

“‘Father, you saw the papers, when Dresden happened. You see the papers today. People are seeing the cost of this, truly. Now that we know the consequences, countries will not use it.’”

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