northern Germany, specifically; (chiefly historical, still sometimes used in Southern German) the territories of Germany within the former North German Confederation / northern Germany, specifically; (broader contemporary definition) the northern third of Germany, roughly the areas where Low German has traditionally been spoken / northern Germany, specifically; (narrower contemporary definition) the broadcasting area of the Norddeutscher Rundfunk, that is, the federal states of Lower Saxony, Bremen, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

genitive singular of Norddeutschland