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Lower Saxony

American  
[loh-er] / ˈloʊ ər /

noun

  1. a state in NW Germany. 18,294 sq. mi. (47,380 sq. km). Hanover.


Lower Saxony British  

noun

  1. German name: Niedersachsen.  a state of N Germany, on the North Sea and including the E Frisian Islands: a leading European producer of petroleum. Capital: Hanover. Pop: 7 993 000 (2003 est). Area: 47 408 sq km (18 489 sq miles)

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VW's Wolfsburg headquarters and several of its plants are in Lower Saxony.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

The strike affects services in all states except Lower Saxony.

From Barron's Feb. 2, 2026

“Many ports only have one rail route to the hinterland,” said Holger Banik, CEO of Niedersachsen Ports, which owns several ports in Lower Saxony.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 27, 2025

They will do so amid the verdant surroundings of Lower Saxony where the watch towers, fences and buildings have gone.

From BBC Apr. 26, 2025

George Frederick Handel, of whom Haydn once reverently said, "He is the master of us all," was born at Halle, in Lower Saxony, on February 23, 1685.

From Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

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