Westphalian
/wɛstˈfeɪljən/
Westphalian adjective: of or pertaining to the Westphalia region or its people and culture.
Adjective
Westphalian (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the Westphalia region or its people and culture.
- Then comes the imperative necessity of eating smoked Westphalian ham for breakfast: this is on the principle that imitation is the most delicate flattery.1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Lady Marchmont to Sir Jasper Meredith. Courtiers.”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 259
- Of or pertaining to Westphalian Low German.
- 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.
- The long stagnation and despotism under the Chinese world order in East Asia before the late 19th century are thus pretentiously repackaged as China's alternative to the Western-dominated, Westphalian system of international relations.2006 April 10, Fei-Ling Wang, “Heading off fears of a resurgent China”, in The New York Times
Noun
Westphalian (plural Westphalians)
- A native or inhabitant of Westphalia, a geographic region, part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- One of the major dialect groups of West Low German spoken in Westphalia.
- Synonyms:
- Westfalish
- A warmblood horse bred in the Westphalia region.
Proper noun
the Westphalian
- A European phase of the upper Carboniferous period.
Synonyms of Westphalian
Forms of Westphalian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Westfalian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Westphalians |
Origin of Westphalian
From Westphalia + -an.
Words formed from Westphalian
- East Westphalian
- North Rhine-Westphalian
- post-Westphalian
- pre-Westphalian
- South Westphalian
- Westphalian ham
- Westphalian Peace
- Westphalian sovereignty
Phrases with Westphalian
Questions about Westphalian
- What does Westphalian mean?
- Westphalian means of or pertaining to the Westphalia region or its people and culture.
- What part of speech is Westphalian?
- Westphalian can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Westphalian?
- Westphalian is pronounced /wɛstˈfeɪljən/.
Words near Westphalian in the dictionary
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