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Meaning of Westphalia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
wɛstˈfeɪ̯ljə

Definitions

  1. Westfalen, 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. A former realm of Germany.
  4. A city in Iowa.
  5. A city in Kansas.
  6. A village in Michigan.
  7. A city in Missouri.

Equivalents

Bosanski Vestfalija
Català westfalià
Čeština Vestfálsko
Deutsch Westfalen
Ελληνικά Βεστφαλία
Español Vestfalia Westfalia
Français Westphalie
Hrvatski Vestfalija
Italiano Westfalia
ქართული ვესტფალია
Nederlands Westfalen
Русский Вестфалия
Српски Vestfalija

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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