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)
adjective
2.
relating to, designating, or made of Dresden china
Dresden in American English1
(ˈdrɛzdən)
noun
1.
a fine porcelain made near Dresden
adjective
2.
designating or of such porcelain
Dresden in American English2
(ˈdrɛzdən)
city in E Germany, on the Elbe: capital of the state of Saxony: pop. 481,000