West Friesland or Westfriesland can refer to the following:
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West Friesland (region)
West Friesland ( nl, West-Friesland, fy, West-Fryslân) is a contemporary region in the Northwest of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.
History
The River Vlie (also called Fli), is an extension of the IJssel branch of the ...
, a contemporary region in the province of North Holland, Netherlands
*The same region as the
State of West Friesland in the Dutch Republic
*Occasionally, the region where the
West Frisian language
West Frisian, or simply Frisian ( fy, link=no, Frysk or ; nl, Fries , also ), is a West Germanic language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland () in the north of the Netherlands, mostly by those of Frisian ancestry. It is the most wid ...
is spoken, i.e., mostly the province of Friesland in the Netherlands
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West Frisia
West Frisia ( la, Frisia Occidentalis) is a term that, when used in an international context, refers to the traditionally Frisian areas that are located west of the Dollart (i.e. in the present-day Netherlands). Along with East Frisia and North ...
, the western part of the historical region of Frisia
*''Westfriesland'', a Dutch ship of the line of 78/80 guns of the
Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier
The Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier (Dutch, 'Northern Quarter'), also known as the Admiralty of West Friesland, was one of the five admiralties of the Dutch Republic, made up of West Friesland, a region in the north of the province of Holland. ...
, built in c. 1666
*''Westfriesland'', a Dutch ship of the line of 90 guns of the
Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier
The Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier (Dutch, 'Northern Quarter'), also known as the Admiralty of West Friesland, was one of the five admiralties of the Dutch Republic, made up of West Friesland, a region in the north of the province of Holland. ...
, built in 1682
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