Westerwald

German

Etymology

From West (“west”) +‎ -er- +‎ Wald (“forest”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛstɐˌvalt/

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• Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧wald; pre-1996: We‧ster‧wald

Proper noun

der Westerwald m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Westerwalds or des Westerwaldes)

1. Westerwald (a low mountain range in western Germany)

Derived terms

• Westerwaldkreis

Further reading

• “Westerwald” in Duden online