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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Labour representatives and the German state of Lower Saxony, who both take a dim view of plant closures, together hold more than half the seats on the supervisory board.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Union representatives sit on the supervisory board and typically enjoy the backing of officials representing a 20% stake held by the state of Lower Saxony.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The strike affects services in all states except Lower Saxony.

From Barron's Feb. 2, 2026

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

The Margravate of Brandenburg and a portion of Lower Saxony formed almost the only great connected unity, except the Imperial possessions.

From Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. by Freytag, Gustav

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