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Luxembourg

//ˈlʌk.səm.bɝɡ// name

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  1. 1
    A small country in Western Europe. Official name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Capital and largest city: Luxembourg.

    "The ECSC, which was made up of six nations (France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) later evolved into the European Economic Community (EEC) – under which the member states established a common market, and worked to harmonize their policies on everything from agriculture and fisheries to monetary policy."

  2. 2
    A province of Wallonia, Belgium.
  3. 3
    The capital city of Luxembourg.
  4. 4
    One of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city.

Etymology

From Middle High German Luccelemburc, from Old High German Lucilinburhuc, ultimately from luzil (“little”) + burg (“castle”), from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz and *burgz. Piecewise doublet of Littleborough and Littlebury.

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