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.

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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)

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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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Luxembourg

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

Supermarkets in Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania and Sweden reported refrigeration problems that forced several retailers to discard food after temperatures rose.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 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

Supermarkets have reported problems in Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany and Sweden, and the significant increase in freezer temperatures has forced retailers to discard food.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

He was back in the forest in Luxembourg again—with the Three Musketeers.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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