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)
German name: Niedersachsen
Lower Saxony in American English
state of NW Germany, on the North Sea: 18,382 sq mi (47,609 sq km); pop. 7,715,000; cap. Hanover