Dresden

[ drez-duhn; German dreys-duhn ]

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noun

the capital of Saxony in E Germany, on the Elbe River.

Dresden

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noun

an industrial city in SE Germany, the capital of Saxony on the River Elbe: it was severely damaged in the Seven Years' War (1760); the baroque city was almost totally destroyed in World War II by Allied bombing (1945). Pop: 483 632 (2003 est)

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relating to, designating, or made of Dresden china

Dresden

City in eastern Germany on the Elbe River .

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Dresden was a leading center of German music, art, and architecture for three centuries, until it was severely damaged by Allied bombing in World War II .

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Philharmonic to moonlight as a drummer at the Dresden Room.

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East and west on Altadena Drive were structures that remained unscathed next to places that looked like photos from the bombing of Dresden.

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It is also looking at alternative options for its Dresden and Osnabrueck sites.

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A second generation SpiNNaker2 machine at TU Dresden, which is currently in the process of being configured, has the capacity to emulate at least five billion neurons.

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Last month, Mathias Ecke, a European Parliament candidate for the Social Democrats, who lead Germany’s coalition government, was assaulted while hanging posters in Dresden, leaving him with a broken cheekbone and eye socket.

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