Luxembourg
//ˈlʌk.səm.bɝɡ// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 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 A province of Wallonia, Belgium.
- 3 The capital city of Luxembourg.
- 4 One of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city.
Example
More examples"Luxembourg is called "Lëtzebuerg" in Luxembourgish."
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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