West Friesland

West Friesland or Westfriesland can refer to the following:

West Friesland (region), a contemporary region in the province of North Holland, Netherlands
West Friesland (historical region), the historical region in the same province
The same region as the State of West Friesland in the Dutch Republic
Occasionally, the region where the West Frisian language is spoken, i.e., mostly the province of Friesland in the Netherlands
West Frisia, the western part of the historical region of Frisia

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