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rhinelandnoun(usually with the definite article) An area on both sides of the river Rhine, in the west of Germany. Roughly equivalent to the former Prussian Rhine Province, now the greater part of Rhineland-Palatinate plus the south-western half of North Rhine-Westphalia.
westphaliannounA native or inhabitant of Westphalia, a geographic region, part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
rhinenounA major river in western Europe, which flows through Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, France and the Netherlands, before emptying into the North Sea.
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westfalishnounSynonym of Westphalian (dialect group)
dutchlandnoun(dated) The region of Continental Europe populated by speakers of Low, Middle and High West Germanic languages, roughly corresponding to the Netherlands, Flanders, Germany, Austria, and parts of Switzerland.
westlandnounA territorial authority in the southern part of the West Coast region, South Island, New Zealand. At one time Westland was a province, and later Westland County, and the whole of the West Coast region is also known as Westland.
west germanynoun(historical, 1949–1990) A former country in Central Europe, distinguished from the German Democratic Republic, commonly known as East Germany. Official name: Federal Republic of Germany.
westmünsterländischnounthe Low German dialect of the Westmünsterland
west central germannounone of two major subgroups of the Central German dialects; spoken primarily in the German states of Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, and North Rhine-Westphalia, as well as Luxembourg, easternmost Belgium, and southeasternmost Limburg (Netherlands); characterized by the preservation of pre-Old High German initial *p-.
hanovernounBritish family that ruled from 1714 to 1901, more commonly known as the Georgian, Regency and Victorian periods.
low germanynoun(dated) Northern Germany, the low-lying land of the German people in Central Europe around the North and Baltic seas.
germanianoun(humorous, sometimes offensive) Germany.
westwardnounThe western region or countries; the west.
colognnounObsolete form of Cologne. [The largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany, on the Rhine River.]
low germannounA West Germanic language spoken in Low (i.e. Northern) Germany and north-eastern parts of the Netherlands, and formerly also in large parts of eastern and north-eastern Europe, which developed out of Middle Low German from Old Saxon; often treated as a dialect group of German (or Dutch) for convenience, but widely recognized as a separate language.
westnounThe direction opposite to that of the earth's rotation, specifically 270°.
germanlandnoun(nonstandard, dated or humorous) Germany.
high germanynoun(dated, linguistics) those areas where High German is traditionally spoken, i.e. central Germany, southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol, Alsace, Luxembourg, eastern Belgium, and south-eastern Limburg (Netherlands); at various historic times including different, often wider, territories.
landwehrnoun(historical) A segment of the armed forces of Germany, Austria, or Switzerland, often made up of older people, used for defense of the homeland.

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