Lower Saxony

American  

[loh-er] / ˈloʊ ər /

noun

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

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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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Example Sentences

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

The scientists used a unique empirical dataset, taking data from 40 plots of mature European beech forests across the state of Lower Saxony in Germany.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2024

Thomsen could well have substituted Wood Age for Stone Age, according to Thomas Terberger, an archaeologist and head of research at the Department of Cultural Heritage of Lower Saxony, in Germany.

From New York Times • May 4, 2024

Matters being thus essentially arranged, the States of Lower Saxony, who were to take the lead, held a meeting at Segeberg on the 25th of March, 1625.

From The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)