Westphalian
From northwest Germany
Westphalian refers to things from or relating to Westphalia, a historical region in northwestern Germany.
The term appears most often in Westphalian ham, a dry-cured ham traditionally smoked over beechwood.
In political science, the Westphalian system describes the modern order of sovereign nation-states, named for the 1648 Peace of Westphalia that ended the Thirty Years' War.
City in northwestern Germany
- Thirty Years' War1618-1648 European religious conflict
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
ratification · nation-state · nonintervention · territoriality · statehood · autonomy · ambassadors · protocol
City in northwestern Germany
- DortmundIndustrial city in western Germany
- Teutoburg ForestAncient Germanic battle site
- EssenRuhr region metropolis
- pumpernickelDense German rye bread
Münster
City in northwestern Germany
- Thirty Years' War1618-1648 European religious conflict
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
negotiation · ratification · nation-state · nonintervention · territoriality · statehood · autonomy · ambassadors · protocol · articles
Münster
City in northwestern Germany
- DortmundIndustrial city in western Germany
- Teutoburg ForestAncient Germanic battle site
- EssenRuhr region metropolis
smoked
Exposed to wood fumes
prosciutto · charcuterie · dry-aged · salted · slicing · cold cuts · savory · umami · artisanal · gourmet
WestphalianBavarian
Of a German state
Prussian · Saxon · Swabian · Rhinelander · Pomeranian
Westphalianimperial
Relating to supreme rule
supranational · universalist · medieval · feudal · Napoleonic
- Treaty of Westphalia1648 sovereignty-establishing peace
- Peace of Westphalia1648 sovereignty-establishing treaties
- Westphalian systemNation-state diplomatic framework