Limburg

American  

[lim-burg, lim-bœrkh] / ˈlɪm bɜrg, ˈlɪm bœrx /

noun

1. a medieval duchy in W Europe: now divided into a province in the SE Netherlands Limburg and a province in NE Belgium Limbourg.

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Limburg ¹ British  

/ ˈlɪmbɜːɡ, ˈlɪmbyrx /

noun

1. a medieval duchy of W Europe: divided between the Netherlands and Belgium in 1839

2. a province of the SE Netherlands: contains a coalfield and industrial centres. Capital: Maastricht. Pop: 1 142 000 (2003 est). Area: 2253 sq km (809 sq miles)

3. French name: Limbourg.  a province of NE Belgium: contains the industrial regions of the Kempen coalfield. Capital: Hasselt. Pop: 805 786 (2004 est). Area: 2422 sq km (935 sq miles)

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Limburg ² British  

/ ˈlɪmbyrx /

noun

1. de. active ?1400–?1416, a Dutch family of manuscript illuminators. The three brothers Pol, Herman, and Jehanequin are best known for illustrating the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry , one of the finest examples of the International Gothic style

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Example Sentences

"I'm a scientist, but my expectations are high," Wim Dijkman told regional public broadcaster Omroep Limburg, adding that he preferred to wait for DNA confirmation of the skeleton's identity.

From BBC

Drones were also spotted flying above other military air bases - the Leopoldsburg, in central Limburg province, and Marche-en-Famenne in the south-east of the country.

From BBC

After the museum purchased the work, a restorer did a thorough cleaning, revealing the signature of its maker, Jan van Steffeswert, a woodcarver from the local region, Limburg.

From New York Times

The native of the southern Dutch province of Limburg has spent nearly a decade in Brussels as vice president of the European Commission.

From Reuters

The Dutch-Belgian border area around the Limburg capital is one of the best-explored areas in the world where Cretaceous rocks are concerned, the era that came to an abrupt end 66 million years ago.

From Science Daily