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Lux⋅em⋅burg

  [luhk-suhm-burg; Ger. look-suhm-boork]
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–noun
1. Ro⋅sa  [roh-zuh; Ger. roh-zah] , (“Red Rosa”), 1870–1919, German socialist agitator, born in Poland.
2. Luxembourg (defs. 1, 2).

Lux⋅em⋅bourg

  [luhk-suhm-burg; Fr. lyk-sahn-boor]
–noun
1. a grand duchy surrounded by Germany, France, and Belgium. 422,474; 999 sq. mi. (2585 sq. km).
2. a city in and the capital of this grand duchy. 78,400.
3. a province in SE Belgium: formerly a part of the grand duchy of Luxembourg. 319,642; 1706 sq. mi. (4420 sq. km). Capital: Arlon.
Also, Luxemburg (for defs. 1, 2).
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Lux·em·bourg or Lux·em·burg   (lŭk'səm-bûrg')   


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  1. A country of northwest Europe bordering on Belgium, Germany, and France. Created as a duchy in 1354, it was ruled successively by Burgundy, Spain, Austria, and France between 1443 and 1797, and it was made a grand duchy of the Netherlands by the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815). In 1839 the greater part of it passed to Belgium. The remainder became autonomous in 1848 and was declared a neutral and independent territory in 1867. Luxembourg is the capital. Population: 480,000.

  2. also Luxembourg City The capital of Luxembourg, in the southern part of the country. It developed around a heavily fortified tenth-century castle. Population: 76,400.

Lux'em·bourg'er, Lux'em·burg'er n.
Lux·em·burg   (lŭk'səm-bûrg', lŏŏk'səm-bŏŏrk')   
German socialist leader who cofounded (1918) the Spartacus Party, which became the German Communist Party. She was arrested after the Sparticist uprising in 1919 and subsequently murdered. Luxemburg's theoretical works include Accumulation of Capital (1913).
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Cultural Dictionary

Luxembourg [(luk-suhm-burg)]

Constitutional monarchy in northwestern Europe, bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. Luxembourg City is its capital and largest city.

Note: Luxembourg has been a member of NATO since 1949.
Note: It was occupied by Germany during parts of World War I and World War II.
Note: Part of the Battle of the Bulge was fought in northern Luxembourg in the winter of 1944–1945.
Note: It is an international financial center and one of Europe's oldest and smallest independent countries.
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