Luxemburg

American

[luhk-suhm-burg, look-suhm-boork] / ˈlʌk səmˌbɜrg, ˈlʊk səmˌbʊərk /

noun

Rosa Red Rosa, 1870–1919, German socialist agitator, born in Poland.
Luxembourg.

Luxemburg British

/ ˈlʊksəmbʊrk /

noun

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

EuroMillions is a draw game of the National Lottery, organised in coordination with lotteries from France, Britain, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Austria, Switzerland and Luxemburg.

From Reuters

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

Other organisations whose registration was revoked on Friday included a branch of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, the Aga Khan Foundation and the Institute of International Education.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

Some of it comes from across the border in Luxemburg - and some from Ukraine.

From BBC

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