Westphalian

English

Etymology

From Westphalia +‎ -an.

Adjective

Westphalian (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to the Westphalia region or its people and culture.
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.

Derived terms

Terms derived from Westphalian

North Rhine-Westphalian
post-Westphalian

pre-Westphalian
Westphalian Peace

Westphalian sovereignty

Related terms

(region): Eastphalia
Eastphalian

Translations

pertaining to Westphalia or its people and culure

Czech: vestfálský
Finnish: westfalenilainen

French: westphalien (fr) m, westphalienne (fr) f
German: westfälisch (de)

Noun

Westphalian (plural Westphalians)

Someone from Westphalia
One of the major dialect groups of West Low German (also called Westfalish) spoken in Westphalia.
(geology, uncountable) A European phase of the upper Carboniferous period.
A warmblood horse bred in the Westphalia region.

Derived terms

(person): North Rhine-Westphalian (from North Rhine-Westphalia)

Related terms

(person, dialect): Eastphalian

Translations

someone from Westphalia

Czech: Vestfálec m
Finnish: westfalenilainen

French: Westphalien (fr) m, Westphalienne (fr) f
German: Westfale (de) m, Westfälin (de) f

group of dialects spoken in Westphalia

German: Westfälisch (de) n, westfälisches Platt n, westfälisches Plattdeutsch n

geological period

Italian: Westfaliano m

breed of Westphalian_horse

Finnish: westfaleninhevonen

German: Westfale (de) m

References

“Westphalian” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
“Westphalian” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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