Westphalia
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- proper noun
- /wɛstˈfeɪliə/
- Formal
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Paz de Westfalia
- As a result, the inchoate states formed after Westphalia gained the financial backing they needed to become viable.
- the Peace of Westphalia
- the Treaty of Westphalia
- the Settlement of Westphalia
Examples
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The Peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years' War and is considered a key moment in the establishment of state sovereignty.
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The Papacy also lost much of its political power following the Peace of Westphalia.
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The Peace of Westphalia gave us the concept of the nation state, and we all have to play by its strange rules.
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Far from a state system based on equally significant members, Westphalia is an example of power politics.
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Yet, the Peace of Westphalia remains the foundation of modern international relations.
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As a result, the very nature of European politics changed following Westphalia.
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The rise of the sovereign state was over three centuries old by the time of Westphalia.
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In short, when placed in its historical context, the Settlement of Westphalia was neither innovative nor especially enduring.
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The Treaty of Westphalia is used by social scientists as the foundation of several theoretical schools.
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War in 1648, the Peace of Westphalia is often viewed as the progenitor of modern nation-state sovereignty.
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Synonyms
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A set of treaties signed in 1648 that ended the Thirty Years' War and made states independent
Compounds
- Formal
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A set of treaties signed in 1648 that ended the Thirty Years' War and made states independent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Westphalia gives its name to the 'Peace of Westphalia' because the treaties were signed in that region, and the place name comes from West- 'west' and -phalia 'land' or 'people', so the peace is named after the western region where the agreements were made.