Luxembourg
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- proper noun
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Luxemburgo
- The historic quarters and fortifications of Luxembourg's thousand-year-old capital were named a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1994.
Examples
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I'm flying in from Luxembourg tomorrow.
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Have a picnic in the Jardin du Luxembourg
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I cut southwest, along the edge of the Luxembourg Gardens, then down Rue de Fleurus.
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Dinner at Bistroy Les Papilles, a tiny restaurant located near the Luxembourg Gardens.
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There was a dead drop in a café in Luxembourg.
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"The market has proven unable to self-regulate," stated Jean Feyder, ambassador of Luxembourg and president of UNCTAD's trade and development board.
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A decade later, at the EU Luxembourg summit, Turkey watched several former communist countries jump the queue, while it was not even considered a candidate for accession.
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The Muse Zadkine is a mid-twentieth-century studio tucked away near the Jardin de Luxembourg.
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I'm flying in from Luxembourg tomorrow.
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On your next trip to Paris, add a weekend to discover Luxembourg's new delights.
Synonyms
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The capital and largest city of the country Luxembourg in western Europe
The capital of Luxembourg, a small country, known for its old town and steep cliffs
The capital and largest city of Luxembourg in the south of the country
Compounds
The capital of Luxembourg, a small country, known for its old town and steep cliffs
A small country in northwestern Europe between France, Belgium and Germany that is famous for banks
Surface Forms
Etymology
Luxembourg comes from old words lucilin 'little' and burg 'fort' or 'castle', so it originally meant a 'little fortress' on a rock, which explains the city's famous fortified medieval old town.