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Luxembourg

American  
[luhk-suhm-burg, lyk-sahn-boor] / ˈlʌk səmˌbɜrg, lük sɑ̃ˈbur /

noun

  1. a grand duchy surrounded by Germany, France, and Belgium. 999 sq. mi. (2,585 sq. km).

  2. a city in and the capital of this grand duchy.

  3. a province in SE Belgium: formerly a part of the grand duchy of Luxembourg. 1,706 sq. mi. (4,420 sq. km). Arlon.


Luxembourg British  
/ lyksɑ̃bur, ˈlʌksəmˌbɜːɡ /

noun

  1. a grand duchy in W Europe: it formed the Benelux customs union with the Belgium and the Netherlands in 1948 and was a founder member of the Common Market, now the European Union. Languages: French, German, and Luxemburgish. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: euro. Capital: Luxembourg. Pop: 514 862 (2013 est). Area: 2586 sq km (999 sq miles)

  2. the capital of Luxembourg, on the Alzette River: an industrial centre. Pop: 77 300 (2003 est)

  3. a province in SE Belgium, in the Ardennes. Capital: Arlon. Pop: 254 120 (2004 est). Area: 4416 sq km (1705 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Luxembourg Cultural  
  1. 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.


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Luxembourg has been a member of NATO since 1949.

It was occupied by Germany during parts of World War I and World War II.

Part of the Battle of the Bulge was fought in northern Luxembourg in the winter of 1944–1945.

It is an international financial center and one of Europe's oldest and smallest independent countries.

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Paraguayan prosecutors said they had sought help from the United States, Luxembourg and Argentina to trace and recover assets linked to the collapsed bank.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

Szpunar said there is no evidence that Like Company’s articles have been used to train Gemini’s models and that they can be trained using copyrighted material under EU law, according to the Luxembourg court.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Around 40 Delhaize supermarkets in Belgium and Luxembourg were affected, while several ICA and Coop shops in Sweden were hit.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

In May, he was called up by Italy for friendly matches against Luxembourg and Greece.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Example: Historically, Germany has had more enemies than Luxembourg.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

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