North Rhine-Westphalia
Proper noun
Meaning
North Rhine-Westphalia
The most populous of the 16 component states of Germany, located in the west of the country.
Examples
Although the state of North Rhine-Westphalia has been in existence since 1946, many of its citizens see themselves either as "Rhinelanders" in the one or as "Westphalians" and/or "Lippers" in the other part of the state.
As part of the mass education campaign of the 1970s, he founded five universities, each at different sites, in North Rhine-Westphalia and initiated Germany’s first distance learning university at Hagen (modelled on the Open University ).
He was President of Germany from 1 July 1999 until 30 June 2004, Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 20 September 1978 to 9 June 1998 and President of the Bundesrat from 1982-83.
In Germany, in June, more than 1,500 workers were infected at a slaughterhouse in North Rhine-Westphalia.
For many, North Rhine-Westphalia is synonymous with industrial areas and urban agglomerations.
In 2009, the state had the most foreign direct investments ( FDI ) anywhere in Germany. citation Around 13,100 foreign companies from the most important investment countries control their German or European operations from bases in North Rhine-Westphalia.