Meanings
- datedNorthern Germany, the low-lying land of the German people in Central Europe around the North and Baltic seas.
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Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany : ... the provinces of Lower Germany towards the north conſiſt of the Low Country of the Rhine, Triers, Cologn, Mentz, Weſtphalia, Heſſe, Brunſwic, Miſnia, Luſatia, High Saxony upon the Elbe, Low Saxony upon the Elbe, Mecklenburg, Lauenburg, Brandenburg, Magdeburg, and Pomerania.
1759, George Sale et al., “The Modern Part of an Universal History”, in History of the German Empire, volume XXIX, page 2Synonyms: Lower Germany, North Germany, Northern Germany
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounNorthern Germany, the low-lying land of the German people in Central Europe around the North and Baltic seas.
Origin
From its lower elevation than High Germany.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish Alasaksa
- AlasaksaNorthern Germany
German Niederdeutschland, Norddeutschland
- NiederdeutschlandNorthern Germany
- NorddeutschlandNorthern Germany
Polish Dolne Niemcy
- Dolne NiemcyNorthern Germany
Swedish Lågtyskland
- LågtysklandNorthern Germany
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Low Germany. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Low%20Germany
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