North Rhine-Westphalia

English

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).

Proper noun

North Rhine-Westphalia

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

Translations

state

• Afrikaans: Noordryn-Wesfale
• Albanian: Nordrhein-Westfalen
• Arabic: شَمَال اَلرَّايْن وِسْتْفَالِيَّا (šamāl ar-rāyn wistfāliyyā)
• Armenian: Հյուսիսային Հռենոս-Վեսթֆալիա (Hyusisayin Hṙenos-Vestʻfalia)
• Azerbaijani: Şimali Reyn-Vestfaliya
• Bashkir: Төньяҡ Рейн-Вестфалия (Tönyaq Reyn-Vestfaliya)
• Basque: Ipar Renania-Westfalia
• Belarusian: Паўночны Рэйн-Вестфалія (Pawnóčny Rejn-Vjestfalija)
• Bengali: নর্থ রিনে-ভেস্টফালিয়া (northo rine-bhesṭophaliẏa)
• Breton: Norzh Roen-Westfalia
• Bulgarian: Северен Рейн-Вестфалия (Severen Rejn-Vestfalija)
• Catalan: Rin del Nord-Westfàlia
• Chechen: Къилбседа Рейн-Вестфали (Qʼilbseda Rejn-Vestfali)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 北萊茵-威斯特法倫州 / 北莱茵-威斯特法伦州 (zh) (Běi Láiyīn-Wēisītèfǎlún zhōu)

• Chuvash: Ҫурҫӗр Рейн-Вестфали (Śurś̬ĕr Rejn-Vestfali)
• Corsican: Renania Settentriunale-Vestfalia f, Renania Settentriunale è Vestfalia f
• Czech: Severní Porýní-Vestfálsko (cs) n
• Danish: Nordrhein-Westfalen
• Dutch: Noordrijn-Westfalen (nl) n, Noord-Rijnland-Westfalen (nl) n
• Esperanto: Nordrejn-Vestfalio
• Estonian: Nordrhein-Westfalen
• Finnish: Nordrhein-Westfalen (fi)
• French: Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie (fr) f
• Frisian:

  West Frisian: Noardryn-Westfalen, Noard-Rynlân-Westfalen

• Georgian: ჩრდილოეთი რაინ-ვესტფალია (črdiloeti rain-vesṭpalia)
• German: Nordrhein-Westfalen (de) n

  Bavarian: Nordrhein-Westfalen n

  Rhine Franconian: Nordrhoi-Weschdfaale n (Palatine)

• Greek: Βόρεια Ρηνανία-Βεστφαλία (el) (Vóreia Rinanía-Vestfalía)
• Hebrew: נורדריין־וסטפאליה
• Hindi: उत्तरी राइन (uttarī rāin)
• Hungarian: Észak-Rajna-Vesztfália (hu)
• Icelandic: Norðurrín-Vestfalía
• Indonesian: Nordrhein-Westfalen
• Irish: Tuaisceart na Réine agus an Viostfáil
• Italian: Renania Settentrionale-Vestfalia (it) f
• Japanese: ノルトライン゠ヴェストファーレン州 (Norutorain-Vesutofāren-shū)
• Kazakh: Солтүстік Рейн-Вестфалия (Soltüstık Rein-Vestfaliä)
• Korean: 노르트라인베스트팔렌 주 (Noreuteurain-Beseuteupallen ju)
• Latin: Rhenania Septentrionalis et Vestfalia f
• Latvian: Ziemeļreina-Vestfālene
• Lithuanian: Šiaurės Reinas-Vestfalija
• Low German:

  Dutch Low Saxon: Noordrien-Westfalen n, Noordrhain-Westveele

  German Low German: Noordrhien-Westfalen (nds) n

• Luxembourgish: Nordrhein-Westfalen
• Macedonian: Северна Рајна-Вестфалија f (Severna Rajna-Vestfalija)
• Mongolian: Умар Райн-Вестфален (Umar Rajn-Vestfalen)
• Nepali: उत्तरी राइन (uttarī rāina)
• Norwegian: Nordrhein-Westfalen (no)
• Occitan: Ren del Nòrd-Vestfàlia
• Ossetian: Цӕгат Рейн-Вестфали (Cægat Rejn-Vestfali)
• Persian: نوردراین-وستفالن (nordrâyn-vestfâlen)
• Polish: Nadrenia Północna-Westfalia (pl)
• Portuguese: Renânia do Norte-Westfália f, Renânia do Norte-Vestfália
• Punjabi: ਉੱਤਰੀ ਰਾਈਨ-ਪੱਛਮੀ ਫ਼ਾਲਨ (uttarī rāīna-pacchamī fālan)
• Romanian: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Renania de Nord-Westfalia
• Russian: Се́верный Рейн-Вестфа́лия (ru) m (Sévernyj Rejn-Vestfálija)
• Sicilian: Renania Settentriunale-Vestfalia
• Slovak: Severné Porýnie-Vestfálsko n
• Slovene: Severno Porenje-Vestfalija
• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: Nordrhein-Westfalska

  Upper Sorbian: Sewjerorynsko-Westfalska

• Spanish: Renania del Norte-Westfalia (es)
• Swedish: Nordrhein-Westfalen (sv)
• Thai: รัฐนอร์ดไรน์-เวสท์ฟาเลิน
• Turkish: Kuzey Ren-Vestfalya
• Ukrainian: Північний Рейн-Вестфалія (Pivničnyj Rejn-Vestfalija)
• Urdu: نارتھ رائن ویسٹ فیلیا (nārth rāin vesṭ feliyā)
• Uzbek: Shimoliy Reyn-Vestfaliya
• Vietnamese: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Nót-ranh Vét-pha-len
• Welsh: Nordrhein-Westfalen