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Westfalen (historical region) |
Note: Area in W Germany, formerly part of Prussia; was administered for archbishop of Cologne for several centuries; known for the Peace of Westphalia of 1648 that terminated Thirty Years' War & largely defined the boundaries of modern Europe. |
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| Westfalen (preferred,C,V)
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| Westphalen (C,O)
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| Westphalia (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Westfalahi (H,V)
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............ | ancient name, meaning "western plain" |
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| historical region (preferred, C) |
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| kingdom (H) |
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with much enlarged borders, 1807 |
| duchy (H) |
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created in 12th cen. |
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