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by Hobbes on Wednesday 18/Oct/2006, @01:20

NRW = North Rhine-Westphalia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NRW

This is the first time I see this abbreviation. Even if I visited a family there for two weeks. If anyone is coming with the abbreviation of his region...

Of course it is in Germany.

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Re: To help readers
by Michael on Friday 20/Oct/2006, @00:00

Oh! Sorry. Was writing this in a bit of a hurry. Didnt think it could be unknown to the internet audience here who is living outside (Central) Europe. Over here this is not any regional abbreviation but very well known because
a) it is Germany's most populous federal state
b) home to one of the largest metropolitan areas in Europe next to London and Paris
c) it is nearly always referred to as NRW and not the long form, because we are all are a bit lazy, arent we?

So, sorry for making you to look this up but now you know ;)
And by the way: The wikipedia is always in interesting read! I could dive into this for ages going from page to page once I start.

Have a nice day!

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