Dresden

/ˈdɹɛzdən/

Dresden

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Definition

A variety of china, originally manufactured in the city, but manufactured in Meissen from the 18th century.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Dresden (“Dresden”) in the 1730s, from Middle High German Dresden, from a Sorbian source akin to Lower Sorbian Drježdźany, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *dręzga, of which the locative case is *dręzdzě.