Limburg
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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How to use Limburg in a sentence
This fall, he suspended of the Bishop of Limburg, who spent millions of Euros renovating his residence.
Pope Francis Declares Consumers and Capitalists Need to Help the Poor | Daniel Gross | November 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn Ayrshire and Limburg, on the other hand, the curd is always left in the stomach and salted along with it.
Domestic Animals | Richard L. AllenThe travellers could not, therefore, have journeyed through Limburg later than the night of the 3rd.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3) | Alexander Wheelock ThayerThe Powers wish to compromise, but Leopold objects, and refuses to relax his grasp of Limburg until the crowns are paid.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.2/3, 1836-1840 | Duchesse De DinoHis progress was so rapid that when nine years old he played in a concert in Limburg and received great applause.
Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday | Henry C. Lahee
Count Limburg-Styrum was a princeling whose army consisted of one colonel, six officers and two privates!
Blood and Iron | John Hubert Greusel
British Dictionary definitions for Limburg (1 of 2)
/ (ˈlɪmbɜːɡ, Dutch ˈlɪmbyrx) /
a medieval duchy of W Europe: divided between the Netherlands and Belgium in 1839
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)
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): French name: Limbourg
British Dictionary definitions for Limburg (2 of 2)
Limbourg
/ (Dutch ˈlɪmbyrx) /
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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