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Luxembourg

[ luhk-suhm-burg; French lyk-sahn-boor ]

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.


Luxembourg

/ 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

  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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Notes

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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Cyprus, Luxembourg and Malta are more exposed than the EU average in terms of services exports.

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Three years ago, Kinmont helped coordinate the $2-million sale of an historic wine book collection to a wine company run by Prince Robert of Luxembourg.

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That's the whole point of facing teams like Switzerland, Sweden and Denmark ahead of a World Cup qualifying campaign that has paired them with Germany, Slovakia and Luxembourg.

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However, unbeknownst to them, an amateur radio operator attempting to tune in to Radio Luxembourg had overheard their every move.

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"I went to Luxembourg, Brussels and Amsterdam, and returned to Paris all within the same day," he said.

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