Limburg
Americannoun
noun
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a medieval duchy of W Europe: divided between the Netherlands and Belgium in 1839
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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)
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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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"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 ● Mar. 25, 2026
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 ● Nov. 16, 2023
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 ● Nov. 9, 2023
Joris Roosen, the head of research at the Center for the Social History of Limburg in the Netherlands, said that the Black Death did not stand out in his own historical research of Belgium.
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2022
He writes: Most likely at least one adult — probably a coal miner from Poland, Czechoslovakia, or Italy — brought the virus to Limburg.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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