Westphalia

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/wɛstˈfeɪ̯ljə/

proper noun

Westfalen, a subdivision (“Landschaftsverband”) of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.

OriginMedieval Latin Westphalia ← Middle Low German Westvâlen →
Less commonScrabble 18
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. governmentWestfalen, 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. historicalA former realm of Germany.
    1 more example

    Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany... the provinces of Lower Germany towards the north conſiſt of the Low Country of the Rhine, Triers, Cologn, Mentz, Weſtphalia, Heſſe, Brunſwic, Miſnia, Luſatia, High Saxony upon the Elbe, Low Saxony upon the Elbe, Mecklenburg, Lauenburg, Brandenburg, Magdeburg, and Pomerania.

    1759, George Sale et al., “The Modern Part of an Universal History”, in History of the German Empire, volume XXIX, page 2
  4. A city in Iowa.
  5. A city in Kansas.
  6. A village in Michigan.
  7. A city in Missouri.

Origin

  1. Middle Low GermanWestvâlen
  2. Medieval LatinWestphalia
  3. EnglishWestphalia

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.

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Translations

Arabic وِسْتْفَالِيَا, وَسْتْفَالِيَا
  • وِسْتْفَالِيَا (wistfāliyā)region of Germany
  • وَسْتْفَالِيَا (wastfāliyā)region of Germany
  • وِيسْتْفَالِن (wistfālin)region of Germany
  • وِسْتْفَالِن (wistfālin)region of Germany
Catalan Westfàlia
  • Westfàliaregion of Germany
Chinese Mandarin 威斯特法倫 /威斯特法伦
  • 威斯特法倫 /威斯特法伦 (Wēisītèfǎlún)region of Germany
Czech Vestfálsko
  • Vestfálskoregion of Germany
Dutch Westfalen
  • Westfalenregion of Germany
Finnish Westfalen
  • Westfalenregion of Germany
French Westphalie
  • Westphalieregion of Germany
German Westfalen
  • Westfalenregion of Germany
Greek Βεστφαλία
  • Βεστφαλία (Vestfalía)region of Germany
Italian Westfalia
  • Westfaliaregion of Germany
Latin Vestphalia, VVestphalia
  • Vestphaliaregion of Germany
  • VVestphaliaregion of Germany
  • Westphaliaregion of Germany
Latvian Vestfālene
  • Vestfāleneregion of Germany
Polish Westfalia
  • Westfaliaregion of Germany
Portuguese Vestfália, Vestefália
  • Vestfáliaregion of Germany
  • Vestefáliaregion of Germany
  • Westfáliaregion of Germany
Romanian Westfalia
  • Westfaliaregion of Germany
Russian Вестфалия
  • Вестфалия (Vestfalija)region of Germany
Spanish Westfalia, Vestfalia
  • Westfaliaregion of Germany
  • Vestfaliaregion of Germany
Cite this entry
APA

Westphalia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Westphalia

MLA

“Westphalia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Westphalia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Westphalia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Westphalia.

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