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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 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

I've always enjoyed seeing you playing formidable women on screen, in the aforementioned "Rosa Luxemburg," to the femme fatale in "Europa" and your remarkable performances in "The Two of Us."

From Salon • Sep. 11, 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Other organisations whose registration was revoked on Friday included a branch of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, the Aga Khan Foundation and the Institute of International Education.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

Similar proclamations under date of June 14, 1911, covered Belgium, Luxemburg and Norway.

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

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