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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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The handful who did not, such as Rosa Luxemburg, were sent to prison.

From Salon May 7, 2023

Some smaller countries - Cyprus, Iceland, Malta, Luxemburg and Liechtenstein - also received higher numbers per 100,000.

From BBC Dec. 21, 2022

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

The group, which did not provide a fundraising target or a detailed description of its shareholding structure, wants to expand overseas, starting with Belgium, Luxemburg and Morocco.

From Reuters Jul. 12, 2021

As is known to you, my party friend, Rosa Luxemburg, was condemned to one year in prison for an alleged appeal to the soldiers for insubordination.

From The Future Belongs to the People by Karl Paul August Friedrich Liebknecht

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