Westphalia

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /wɛstˈfeɪ̯ljə/ === Proper noun === Westphalia (politics) Westfalen, a subdivision (“Landschaftsverband”) of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. Westfalen (a region of Germany in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony) (historical) A former realm of Germany. A city in Iowa. A city in Kansas. A village in Michigan. A city in Missouri. ==== Related terms ==== Eastphalia ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Westphalia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “Westphalia”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN. “Westphalia”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.