North Rhine-Westphalia

American

[rahyn-west-fey-lee-uh, -feyl-yuh] / ˈraɪn wɛstˈfeɪ li ə, -ˈfeɪl yə /

noun

a state in W Germany; formerly a part of Rhine province. 13,154 sq. mi. (34,070 sq. km). Düsseldorf.

North Rhine-Westphalia British

noun

German name: Nordrhein-Westfalen. 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: Düsseldorf. Pop: 18 080 000 (2003 est). Area: 34 039 sq km (13 142 sq miles)

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The case has thrown up all sorts of difficult questions, and some of them have been spelled out by Herbert Reul, the interior minister in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

From BBC

Police Chief Tim Frommeyer said they were dealing with "one of the biggest criminal cases in the history of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia".

From BBC

Even before North Rhine-Westphalia's probe hit the headlines, there was growing debate about influencers being targeted.

From Barron's

It is these cases of intentional evasion that North Rhine-Westphalia is targeting.

From Barron's

As many as six candidates for Germany's far-right AfD have died in recent weeks ahead of local elections in the big western state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

From BBC

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