Westphalian

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Westphalian is an adjective with multiple meanings:

• The culture or people of Westphalia in present-day western Germany
• The Westphalian language (dialect) in Germany
• Westphalian (horse), a horse breed
• Of or concerning the 1648 Peace of Westphalia treaties:
  • Westphalian sovereignty and the modern system of nation-states, originating from these treaties
  • the nature of European society following these treaties
• In stratigraphy: a stage in the European subdivision of the Carboniferous period, see Westphalian (stage)

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