Main Entry: Lower Saxony

Variant(s): or G Nie·der·sach·sen \ˌnē-dər-ˈzäḵ-sən\

Function: geographical name

state of Germany & formerly of West Germany bordering on North Sea ∗ Hannover area 18,305 square miles (47,410 square kilometers), population 7,387,200 — see saxony