Transylvanian Saxon

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Transylvanian Saxon

noun Transylvanian Saxons · Transylvanian-Saxon

One of the Germans who settled Transylvania from the 12th century onwards, or their descendants.
Similar: Transylvania Saxon, Siebenbürger Saxon, Siebenbürgen Saxon

proper noun Transylvanian-Saxon

The West Central German lect, a variety of Moselle Franconian, spoken by these people.
Similar: Siebenbürger Sächsisch

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noun German settler of Transylvania

Deutsch	Siebenbürger Sachse, Siebenbürger Sächsin
Română	sas, săsoaică

name West Central German lect

Deutsch	Siebenbürgisch-Sächsisch, Siebenbürger Sächsisch
Română	dialectul săsesc

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@misc{transylvanian_saxon_2026,
  title = {Transylvanian Saxon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/transylvanian%20saxon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}