English Explanatory Dictionary

Westphalia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Westfalen, a subdivision (“Landschaftsverband”) of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
  2. Westfalen (a region of Germany in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony)
  3. A former realm of Germany.
  4. A city in Iowa.
  5. A city in Kansas.
  6. A village in Michigan.
  7. A city in Missouri.

Pronunciation

/wɛstˈfeɪ̯ljə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Westphalia.wav

Word forms

Westphalia

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Westphalia, from Middle Low German Westvâlen, ultimately from the root of German Westfalen, which see. Related to Low German Westfaolen.

Related words

Eastphalia
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