"Niedersachsen" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈniːdɐˌzaksən/, /ˌniːdɐˈzaksən/ Audio: De-Niedersachsen.ogg , De-Niedersachsen2.ogg , De-Niedersachsen3.ogg Forms: Niedersachsens [genitive], Niedersachsen [genitive, with-article]
Etymology: nieder- + Sachsen Etymology templates: {{prefix|de|nieder|Sachsen}} nieder- + Sachsen Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Niedersachsen n (proper noun, genitive Niedersachsens or (optionally with an article) Niedersachsen)
  1. Lower Saxony (a state in northwest Germany) Wikipedia link: de:Niedersachsen Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Lower Saxony, Places in Germany, States of Germany Related terms: Sachsen, Niedersachse, niedersächsisch, Flächenländer: Baden-Württemberg · Bayern · Brandenburg · Hessen · Niedersachsen · Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · Nordrhein-Westfalen · Rheinland-Pfalz · Saarland · Sachsen · Sachsen-Anhalt · Schleswig-Holstein · Thüringen, Berlin · Bremen · Hamburg

Alternative forms

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