Westphalian en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /wɛstˈfeɪljən/
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Etymology
Etymology tree English Westphalia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Westphalian From Westphalia + -an.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) 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:
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to Westphalian Low German.
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(not-comparable) 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfalian | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
post-Westphalian · Westphalian sovereignty · East Westphalian · South Westphalian · North Rhine-Westphalian · Westphalian Peace · pre-Westphalian · Westphalian ham
Relateds
Translations (18)
de westfälisch (pertaining to Westphalia or its people and culture) · uk вестфа́льський (pertaining to Westphalia or its people and culture) · cs vestfálský (pertaining to Westphalia or its people and culture) · pl westfalski (pertaining to Westphalia or its people and culture) · ca westfalià (pertaining to Westphalia or its people and culture) · ru вестфальский (pertaining to Westphalia or its people and culture) · el βεστφαλικός (pertaining to Westphalia or its people and culture) · be вестфальскі (pertaining to Westphalia or its people and culture) · de westfälisch (pertaining to Westphalian Low German) · ka ვესტფალიური (pertaining to Westphalia or its people and culture) · nds westfölisk (pertaining to Westphalia or its people and culture) · ro westfalian (pertaining to Westphalia or its people and culture) · es westfaliano (pertaining to Westphalia or its people and culture) · sk vestfálsky (pertaining to Westphalia or its people and culture) · fi westfalenilainen (pertaining to Westphalia or its people and culture) · it vestfaliano (pertaining to Westphalia or its people and culture) · fr westphalien (pertaining to Westphalia or its people and culture) · ka ვესტფალიის (pertaining to Westphalia or its people and culture)