Low Saxon
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Low Saxon may refer to:

In political or territorial respect:
  • Of or relating to Lower Saxony
    Lower Saxony
    Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...

  • Of or relating to Saxe-Lauenburg
  • Of or relating to Lower Saxon Circle
    Lower Saxon Circle
    The Lower Saxon Circle was an Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire. Covering much of the territory of the mediæval Duchy of Saxony , firstly the circle used to be called the Saxon Circle , only to be later better differentiated from the Upper Saxon Circle the more specific name prevailed.An...



In linguistic respect:
  • Any West Low German speech variety
  • The Northern Low Saxon
    Northern Low Saxon
    Northern Low Saxon is a West Low German dialect.As such, it covers a great part of the West Low-German-speaking areas of northern Germany, with the exception of the border regions where Eastphalian and Westphalian are spoken...

     dialect
  • Especially in the Netherlands, any Low German
    Low German
    Low German or Low Saxon is an Ingvaeonic West Germanic language spoken mainly in northern Germany and the eastern part of the Netherlands...

     speech variety
    • see also Dutch Low Saxon
      Dutch Low Saxon
      Dutch Low Saxon is a group of Low Saxon, i.e. West Low German dialects spoken in the northeastern Netherlands. In comparison, the remainder of the Netherlands speak a collection of Low Franconian dialects.The class "Dutch Low Saxon" is not unanimous...

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