Low Germany

English Etymology From its lower elevation than High Germany. Proper noun Low Germany en dated Northern Germany, the low-lying land of the German people in Central Europe around the North and Baltic seas. en 1759 George Sale; et al The Modern Part of an Universal History XXIX History of the German Empire http://books.google.com/books?id=dFtjAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA2 2 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. Usage notes Although the term is now little used, the term for the speech of the area, "Low German", is still common. Synonyms en lower Lower Germany en north North Germany, Northern Germany Related terms en High Germany en Low German Translations Northern Germany Finnish: fi Alasaksa archaic German: de Niederdeutschland n; see also: de Norddeutschland n Polish: pl Dolne Niemcy nv-p Swedish: sv Lågtyskland