Westphalian

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Adjective

Westphalian (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the Westphalia region or its people and culture.
2. Of or pertaining to Westphalian Low German.
3. Of or pertaining to the Peace of Westphalia of 1648 which established a new system of political order in central Europe, based on the concept of co-existing sovereign states.

Related terms

• (region) Eastphalia
• Eastphalian

Translations

• French: westphalien
• German: westfälisch

Pronunciation

• IPA: /wɛstˈfeɪljən/

Noun

Westphalian (plural Westphalians)

1. Someone from Westphalia
2. One of the major dialect groups of West Low German spoken in Westphalia.
3. (geology, uncountable) A European phase of the upper Carboniferous period.
4. A warmblood horse bred in the Westphalia region.

Synonyms

• (dialect group) Westfalish

Related terms

• (person, dialect group) Eastphalian

Translations

• French: Westphalien, Westphalienne
• German: Westfale, Westfälin (female)

Translations

• German: Westfälisch, westfälisches Platt, westfälisches Plattdeutsch

Translations

• Italian: Westfaliano

Translations

• German: Westfale

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