Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to Westphalia, a province of Prussia, bordering on Hanover, the Rhenish Province, the Netherlands, etc. Westphalia was formerly a duchy, and (with larger territory) a Napoleonic kingdom from 1807 to 1813.
- noun A native or an inhabitant of Westphalia.
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Examples
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From hegemonic corporatism to westphalian realism.
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This time I used provelone, basil and westphalian? ham, and coated them with panko instead of flour.
Saturday Sara 2008
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This time I used provelone, basil and westphalian? ham, and coated them with panko instead of flour.
Archive 2008-08-01 Sara 2008
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3 I agree wholeheartedly that the westphalian nation state is just one manifestation of an authoritarian power structure.
Hoverbikes 2009
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Vichyssoise westphalian sheep xavier’s favorite cheeses
Hmmmm… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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On the whole I’m willing to take them at their word that they do more good than bad unlike America, whose state-power is based on exploitation and inextricably embedded in a deterministic negative-sum game of westphalian realism.
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