The Clue
___-Coburg-Gotha (4 letter answer)
The Answer
SAXE
Tags
Notes
The answer SAXE is common and appears about once every 300 puzzles.
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Old German duchy name
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Definition
SAXE as a noun:
1. (Saxe, Hermann Maurice Saxe, comte de Saxe, Marshal Saxe) = a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750)
2. (Saxony, Sachsen, Saxe) = an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons