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Date:         Fri, 16 Sep 1994 10:29:32 +0200 (MET DST)
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From:         Thomas Schuster <schuster@mzes.sowi.uni-mannheim.de>
Subject:      Re: How do you spell Westphalia?





On Thu, 15 Sep 1994, David Carment wrote:


> > Westfalia
> > Westfallia
> > Westphalia
> > WESTY
> > Westy
> > westy
> > Westys
> 
> Both the first and third terms are correct. The first spelling is the
> americanized version applied to the German made people carrier, I suppose
> named
> for the place of manufacture. The term using ph is the European spelling


Sorry, David, but it is just the other way round. The proper German brand 
name is Westfalia. It is derived from Westfalen, which is a region and a 
former county in the West of Germany. The firm is located in
Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, a small town in Westfalen.


BTW, the Westphalian Peace was signed in Muenster, which is also located 
in Westfalen.


T.S.
83` vanagon
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