Westphalian

Meaning

1. 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.
2. A native or inhabitant of Westphalia, a geographic region, part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
3. A European phase of the upper Carboniferous period.
4. Of or pertaining to the Westphalia region or its people and culture.
5. A warmblood horse bred in the Westphalia region.
6. Of or pertaining to Westphalian Low German.
7. One of the major dialect groups of West Low German spoken in Westphalia.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree English Westphalia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Westphalian From Westphalia + -an.

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