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Luxemburg

American  
[luhk-suhm-burg, look-suhm-boork] / ˈlʌk səmˌbɜrg, ˈlʊk səmˌbʊərk /

noun

  1. Rosa Red Rosa, 1870–1919, German socialist agitator, born in Poland.

  2. Luxembourg.


Luxemburg British  
/ ˈlʊksəmbʊrk /

noun

  1. Rosa (ˈroːza). 1871–1919, German socialist leader, led an unsuccessful Communist revolt (1919) with Karl Liebknecht and was assassinated

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In a sad coincidence resonating sadly with the death of Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht were also murdered on a January day in 1919.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2024

In 1948, Belgium, France, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom had signed the Treaty of Brussels, forming a military alliance for purposes of protection against the Soviet Union.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Other organisations whose registration was revoked on Friday included a branch of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, the Aga Khan Foundation and the Institute of International Education.

From Reuters • Apr. 8, 2022

The factory itself remains, run by the global steel giant ArcelorMittal - a business headquartered in nearby Luxemburg.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2022

Proclamations of December 8, 1910, as to Germany, and June 14, 1911, as to Belgium, Luxemburg and Norway, proclaimed reciprocal relations as to mechanical reproductions.

From Copyright: Its History and Its Law by Bowker, Richard Rogers

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