Westphalia

[ west-fey-lee-uh, -feyl-yuh ]

noun

1. a former province in NW Germany, now a part of North Rhine-Westphalia: treaty ending the Thirty Years' War 1648.

Westphalia

/ wɛstˈfeɪlɪə /

noun

1. a historic region of NW Germany, now mostly in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia German nameWestfalen

Other Words From

• West·phali·an adjective noun

Example Sentences

He grew up on a farm in North Rhine–Westphalia state’s Muensterland region, hundreds of kilometers northwest of Bavaria, so he did not grow up wearing the leather pants like some country boys in southern Germany still do.

From Seattle Times

In North Rhine Westphalia, Germany's most populous state, consumer prices in August rose 0.5% month-on-month and 5.9% year-on-year.

From Reuters

In North Rhine Westphalia, Germany's most populous state, consumer prices in August rose 0.5% month-on-month and 5.9% year-on-year.

From Reuters

The inflation rate rose to 6.2% in North-Rhine Westphalia and Bavaria, while rising to 6.7% in Brandenburg, 6.1% in Hesse and 6.9% in Baden-Wuerttemberg.

From Reuters

Last summer, Göttingen in Lower Saxony and Siegen in North Rhine Westphalia allowed women to swim topless.

From BBC