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North Rhine-Westphalia
[ rahyn-west-fey-lee-uh, -feyl-yuh ]
noun
- a state in W Germany; formerly a part of Rhine province. 13,154 sq. mi. (34,070 sq. km). : üǰ.
North Rhine-Westphalia
noun
- a state of W Germany: formed in 1946 by the amalgamation of the Prussian province of Westphalia with the N part of the Prussian Rhine province and later with the state of Lippe; part of West Germany until 1990: highly industrialized. Capital: üǰ. Pop: 18 080 000 (2003 est). Area: 34 039 sq km (13 142 sq miles) German nameNordrhein-Westfalen
Example Sentences
A spokesperson for police in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia state - where Solingen is located - said the second arrest was made late on Saturday.
Only last week, holes were found cut into the fences of water facilities supplying two military bases in North Rhine-Westphalia, with concerns that someone has been seeking to contaminate supplies.
Similar bone fragments have since been found in various different places around Europe, including Bonenburg in North Rhine-Westphalia and in the Provence region of France.
If rivers overflow their banks, the consequences can be devastating -- just like the catastrophic floods in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate of 2021 showed.
Bundesliga runners-up in 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2001-02 and 2010-11 and zero German top-flight titles to their name have led to a cruel moniker for the club in North Rhine-Westphalia.
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