Westphalian

adj, noun — 6 senses

Westphalian

adj

/wɛstˈfeɪljən/

Etymology From Westphalia + -an.

1

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:
2

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Of or pertaining to Westphalian Low German.

3

Government, Politics 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:
Derived terms
East Westphalian, North Rhine-Westphalian, post-Westphalian, pre-Westphalian, South Westphalian, Westphalian ham, Westphalian Peace, Westphalian sovereignty
Related terms
Eastphalia, Eastphalian

Westphalian

noun

Etymology From Westphalia + -an.

1

A native or inhabitant of Westphalia, a geographic region, part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

2

One of the major dialect groups of West Low German spoken in Westphalia.

3

A warmblood horse bred in the Westphalia region.

Synonyms
Westfalish
Derived terms
North Rhine-Westphalian
Related terms
Eastphalian
Holonyms
Low German, Low Saxon
Meronyms
Münsterländisch, South Westphalian, Westmünsterländisch

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