Westphalian

West·pha·lia

W0102900 (wĕst-fāl′yə, -fā′lē-ə) A historical region and former duchy of west-central Germany east of the Rhine River. The duchy was created in the 12th century and was administered for many centuries by ecclesiastical princes, especially the archbishop of Cologne. The Peace of Westphalia (1648) marked the end of the Thirty Years' War. Napoleon seized the area in 1807 and designated a portion of it as the kingdom of Westphalia, to be ruled by his brother Jérôme. The region became part of Prussia after 1815.

West·pha′lian adj. & n.

Westphalian

(wɛstˈfeɪlɪən) adj (Placename) of or relating to the historic German region of Westphalia or its inhabitantsn (Placename) a native or inhabitant of Westphalia

Translations

单词	westphalian
释义	Westphalian West·pha·lia W0102900 (wĕst-fāl′yə, -fā′lē-ə) A historical region and former duchy of west-central Germany east of the Rhine River. The duchy was created in the 12th century and was administered for many centuries by ecclesiastical princes, especially the archbishop of Cologne. The Peace of Westphalia (1648) marked the end of the Thirty Years' War. Napoleon seized the area in 1807 and designated a portion of it as the kingdom of Westphalia, to be ruled by his brother Jérôme. The region became part of Prussia after 1815. West·pha′lian adj. & n. Westphalian (wɛstˈfeɪlɪən) adj (Placename) of or relating to the historic German region of Westphalia or its inhabitantsn (Placename) a native or inhabitant of Westphalia Translations Westphalian Westphalian [west′fāl·yən] (geology) A European stage of Upper Carboniferous geologic time, forming the Middle Pennsylvanian, above upper Namurian and below Stephanian.
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