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North' Rhine'-West•pha'li•a
Pronunciation: (rīn'west-fā'lē-u, -fāl'yu), [key]a state in W Germany; formerly a part of Rhine province. 16,874,000; 13,154 sq. mi. (34,070 sq. km).
Cap.:Düsseldorf. German,
Nordrhein-Westfalen. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.