Norddeutschland

== German == === Etymology === From Nord +‎ Deutschland. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɔʁt.dɔʏ̯tʃ.lant/ === Proper noun === Norddeutschland n (proper noun, strong, genitive Norddeutschlands) northern Germany, specifically (chiefly historical, but still common in Southern Germany) the territories of Germany within the former North German Confederation Coordinate term: Süddeutschland (broader contemporary definition, especially linguistics) the northern third of Germany, roughly the areas where Low German has traditionally been spoken Coordinate terms: Mitteldeutschland, Süddeutschland (narrower contemporary definition, especially broadcasting) the broadcasting area of the Norddeutscher Rundfunk, that is, the federal states of Lower Saxony, Bremen, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Coordinate terms: Mitteldeutschland, Hessen, Westdeutschland, Südwestdeutschland, Bayern ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Norddeutschland” in Duden online “Norddeutschland”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)