What does "westphalian" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "westphalian"?

Common synonyms include: westfalish, westfalish.

Pronounced //wɛstˈfeɪljən//.

//wɛstˈfeɪljən// adj, noun

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Noun

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 European phase of the upper Carboniferous period. uncountable
4
A warmblood horse bred in the Westphalia region.

Adjective

1
Of or pertaining to the Westphalia region or its people and culture. not-comparable
"Then comes the imperative necessity of eating smoked Westphalian ham for breakfast: this is on the principle that imitation is the most delicate flattery."
2
Of or pertaining to Westphalian Low German. not-comparable
3
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. not-comparable
"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."