Luxembourg is called "Lëtzebuerg" in Luxembourgish.
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Luxembourg
/ˈlʌk.səm.bɝɡ/
Synonyms for "luxembourg" (10 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: capital city, city capital, congress, country, luxemburg.
- Sentence evidence is available for luxembourg, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "luxembourg".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "luxembourg"
Keep "luxembourg" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "luxembourg" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "luxembourg", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "luxembourg" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
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More general
5 entriesMore specific
6 entriesEU member stateSchengen membercentral districthistoric centerlandlocked stateold town
Collocations
6 entriesEU memberGrand DuchyLuxembourg CityLuxembourg GDPLuxembourg Stock Exchangeeuro area
Derivations
4 entriesTranslations
153 translations across 120 languages.
Acehnese
1 entries- Luksèmburg name (country)
Afrikaans
2 entries- Luxemburg name (country)
- Luxemburg name (canton in Luxembourg)
Albanian
2 entries- Luksemburg name (country)
- Luksemburgu name (country)
Amharic
1 entries- ሉክሰምበርግ name (country)
Arabic
2 entries- لوكسمبورق name (country)
- لُوكْسِمْبُورْغ f or لُكْسِمْبُورْغ name (country)
Aragonese
1 entries- Lusemburgo name (country)
Armenian
1 entries- Լյուքսեմբուրգ name (country)
Assamese
1 entries- লাক্সেমবাৰ্গ name (country)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
1 entries- ܠܘܼܟܣܹܡܒܘܼܪܓܵܐ name (country)
Asturian
1 entries- Luxemburgu name (country)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- Lüksemburq name (country)
Bashkir
1 entries- Люксембург name (country)
Belarusian
2 entries- Люксембу́рг name (country)
- Люксэмбу́рг name (country)
Bengali
1 entries- লুক্সেমবুর্গ name (country)
Breton
1 entries- Luksembourg name (country)
Bulgarian
2 entries- Лю́ксембург name (country)
- Лю́ксембург name (canton in Luxembourg)
Burmese
1 entries- လူဇင်ဘတ် name (country)
Carpathian Rusyn
1 entries- Луксембу́рьско name (country)
Catalan
1 entries- Luxemburg name (country)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 盧森堡 /卢森堡 name (country)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 盧森堡 /卢森堡 name (country)
Cornish
1 entries- Lushaborg name (country)
Corsican
1 entries- Lussemburgu name (country)
Crimean Tatar
1 entries- Lüksemburg name (country)
Czech
1 entries- Lucembursko name (country)
Danish
3 entries- Luxemborg name (country)
- Luxembourg name (country)
- Luxemburg name (country)
Dari
1 entries- لُوکْزَامْبُورْگ name (country)
Dutch
2 entries- Luxemburg name (country)
- Luxemburg name (canton in Luxembourg)
Esperanto
2 entries- Luksemburgio name (country)
- Luksemburgo name (country)
Estonian
1 entries- Luksemburg name (country)
Farefare
1 entries- Lʋksɛmbʋrgɔ name (country)
Faroese
1 entries- Luksemborg name (country)
Finnish
2 entries- Luxemburg name (country)
- Luxemburg name (canton in Luxembourg)
French
1 entries- Luxembourg name (country)
Friulian
1 entries- Lussemburc name (country)
Galician
1 entries- Luxemburgo name (country)
Georgian
2 entries- ლუქსემბურგი name (country)
- ლუქსემბურგი name (canton in Luxembourg)
German
2 entries- Luxemburg name (country)
- Luxemburg name (canton in Luxembourg)
Greek
1 entries- Λουξεμβούργο name (country)
Gujarati
1 entries- લક્ઝેમ્બર્ગ name (country)
Hausa
2 entries- Lukusambur name (country)
- Luxembourg name (country)
Hebrew
1 entries- לוּקְסֶמְבּוּרְג name (country)
Hindi
2 entries- लक्ज़मबर्ग name (country)
- लक्समबर्ग name (country)
Hungarian
1 entries- Luxemburg name (country)
Hunsrik
1 entries- Luxemborrich name (country)
Icelandic
1 entries- Lúxemborg name (country)
Ido
1 entries- Luxemburgia name (country)
Indonesian
2 entries- Luksemburg name (country)
- Luxemburg name (country)
Interlingua
1 entries- Luxemburg name (country)
Iranian Persian
2 entries- لوکْزامْبورْگ name (country)
- لوکْسِمْبورْگ name (country)
Irish
1 entries- Lucsamburg name (country)
Italian
1 entries- Lussemburgo name (country)
Japanese
1 entries- ルクセンブルク name (country)
Javanese
2 entries- Luksemburg name (country)
- Luxemburg name (country)
Kannada
1 entries- ಲಕ್ಸೆಂಬೊರ್ಗ್ name (country)
Kashubian
1 entries- Luksembùrg name (country)
Kazakh
1 entries- Люксембург name (country)
Khmer
1 entries- លុចសំបួ name (country)
Korean
2 entries- 룩셈부르그 name (country)
- 룩셈부르크 name (country)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- Люксембург name (country)
- Лүксембург name (country)
Lao
2 entries- ລຸກຊຳບວກ name (country)
- ລຸກຊຳບົວ name (country)
Latin
1 entries- Luxemburgum name (country)
Latvian
1 entries- Luksemburga name (country)
Lithuanian
1 entries- Liuksemburgas name (country)
Low German
1 entries- Luxemburg name (country)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- Luxemburgska name (country)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Lëtzebuerg name (country)
Macedonian
1 entries- Луксембург name (country)
Malay
1 entries- Luxembourg name (country)
Malayalam
1 entries- ലക്സംബർഗ് name (country)
Maltese
1 entries- Lussemburgu name (country)
Mongolian
1 entries- Люксембург name (country)
Māori
1 entries- Rakapuō name (country)
Navajo
1 entries- Bineʼadziihii Yázhí Hahoodzo name (country)
Norman
1 entries- Luxembourg name (country)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- Luksembûrg name (country)
Northern Sami
1 entries- Luxemburg name (country)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- Luxembourg name (country)
- Luxemburg name (country)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- Luxembourg name (country)
- Luxemburg name (country)
Occitan
1 entries- Luxemborg name (country)
Odia
1 entries- ଲକ୍ସେମବର୍ଗ name (country)
Pannonian Rusyn
2 entries- Луксембурґ name (country)
- Луксембурґ name (canton in Luxembourg)
Pashto
3 entries- لوکزامبورک name (country)
- لوکزامبورګ name (country)
- لکزمبرګ name (country)
Polish
2 entries- Luksemburg name (country)
- Luksemburg name (canton in Luxembourg)
Portuguese
2 entries- Luxemburgo name (country)
- Luxemburgo name (canton in Luxembourg)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਲਕਸਮਬਰਗ name (country)
Romanian
1 entries- Luxemburg name (country)
Romansch
1 entries- Luxemburg name (country)
Russian
2 entries- Люксембу́рг name (country)
- Люксембу́рг name (canton in Luxembourg)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- Lȕksemburg name (country)
- Лу̏ксембург name (country)
Silesian
1 entries- Luksymburg name (country)
Sinhalese
1 entries- ලක්සම්බර්ග් name (country)
Slovak
1 entries- Luxembursko name (country)
Slovene
1 entries- Lúksemburg name (country)
Spanish
1 entries- Luxemburgo name (country)
Sundanese
1 entries- Luksemburg name (country)
Swahili
1 entries- Lasembagi name (country)
Swedish
1 entries- Luxemburg name (country)
Sylheti
1 entries- ꠟꠣꠇ꠆ꠍꠦꠝ꠆ꠛꠣꠞ꠆ꠉ name (country)
Tagalog
1 entries- Luksemburgo name (country)
Tajik
1 entries- Люксембург name (country)
Tamil
1 entries- லக்சம்பர்க் name (country)
Tatar
1 entries- Люксембург name (country)
Telugu
1 entries- లక్సెంబర్గ్ name (country)
Thai
1 entries- ลักเซมเบิร์ก name (country)
Tibetan
1 entries- ལུ་སེམ་བའུརག name (country)
Turkish
1 entries- Lüksemburg name (country)
Turkmen
2 entries- Lüksemburg name (country)
- Lýuksemburg name (country)
Ukrainian
2 entries- Люксембу́рг name (country)
- Люксембу́рґ name (country)
Upper Sorbian
1 entries- Luxemburgska name (country)
Urdu
1 entries- لَکْسَمْبَرْگ name (country)
Uyghur
1 entries- ليۇكسېمبۇرگ name (country)
Uzbek
1 entries- Luksemburg name (country)
Vietnamese
2 entries- Lúc-xăm-bua name (country)
- Lục Xâm Bảo name (country)
Volapük
1 entries- Luxämburgän name (country)
Walloon
1 entries- Lussimbork name (country)
Welsh
1 entries- Lwcsembwrg name (country)
West-Frisian
2 entries- Lúksemboarch name (country)
- Lúksemburch name (country)
Yiddish
1 entries- לוקסעמבורג name (country)
Yoruba
1 entries- Lusemogi name (country)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Luxembourg is called "Luxemburg" in German.
Source: tatoeba (1815374)
Luxembourg is called "Luxembourg" in French.
Source: tatoeba (1815376)
Does he still live in Luxembourg?
Source: tatoeba (1816348)
Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "luxembourg"?
Closest matches include capital city, city capital, congress, country, luxemburg.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "luxembourg"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.