• Northern Germany (‹See Tfd›German: Norddeutschland, pronounced [ˈnɔʁtdɔɪ̯tʃlant] ) is a linguistic, geographic, socio-cultural and historic region in...
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    the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed...
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    Low German is a West Germanic language spoken mainly in Northern Germany and the northeastern Netherlands. The dialect of Plautdietsch is also spoken in...
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    Southern Germany primarily contrasts with Northern Germany and defines the territories of modern Germany that did not form part of the North German Confederation...
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  • Northern Low German (Standard High German: nördliches Niederdeutsch) is a variety of Low German in Germany, distinguished from Southern Low German. From...
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    Swedish armies. George I and Frederik IV both coveted hegemony in northern Germany, while Augustus the Strong was concerned about the ambitions of Frederick...
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    the way for the Lesser German version of German unification in the form of a federal state in Northern Germany. Construction of such state became a reality...
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    traditional German dialects, especially in Northern Germany. German Standard German Austrian Standard German Swiss Standard German In the German-speaking...
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    traditional German dialects, especially the Low German of Northern Germany. The variation among German dialects ranges. In regions with dialects are being...
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  • written language. People in Northern Germany who spoke mainly Low Saxon dialects, which were very different from Standard German, learned it more or less...
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