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north rhine-westphalia

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
north rhine-west-phalia
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The most populous of the 16 component states of Germany, located in the west of the country.

Etymology

From North Rhine + Westphalia. The Allied occupation authorities created the state in 1947 by joining the northern half of the Prussian Rhine Province to the province of Westphalia (as well as the small Free State of Lippe).

Questions

What does north rhine-westphalia mean?
The most populous of the 16 component states of Germany, located in the west of the country.
Where does north rhine-westphalia come from?
From North Rhine + Westphalia. The Allied occupation authorities created the state in 1947 by joining the northern half of the Prussian Rhine Province to the province of Westphalia (as well as the small Free State of Lippe).

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