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Luxemburg

Definitions: Luxemburg

Luxemburg

Noun

1. The capital and largest city of Luxembourg.

2. A grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "Luxemburg" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1794. (references)


Abbreviations & Acronyms: Luxemburg

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField
LUDutchGroothertogdom LuxemburgGeography
LuxiborEnglishLuxemburg Interbank Offer RateN/A
LUGermanGrossherzogtum LuxemburgGeography, Law
LUSwedishStorhertigdömet LuxemburgN/A

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Specialty Definition: Luxemburg (town), Wisconsin

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Luxemburg is a town located in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,402.

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 88.6 km² (34.2 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 1,402 people, 445 households, and 383 families residing in the town. The population density is 15.8/km² (41.0/mi²). There are 459 housing units at an average density of 5.2 persons/km² (13.4 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.86% White, 0.14% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. 0.64% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 445 households out of which 45.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.3% are married couples living together, 5.2% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 13.9% are non-families. 11.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.15 and the average family size is 3.41. In the town the population is spread out with 31.4% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the town is $54,875, and the median income for a family is $56,167. Males have a median income of $35,486 versus $23,348 for females. The per capita income for the town is $19,322. 0.9% of the population and 0.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 0.2% are under the age of 18 and 2.5% are 65 or older.



Luxemburg (village), Wisconsin

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Luxemburg is a village located in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 1,935.

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 1,935 people, 719 households, and 524 families residing in the village. The population density is 360.9/km² (935.7/mi²). There are 754 housing units at an average density of 140.6 persons/km² (364.6 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 98.86% White, 0.10% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. 0.47% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 719 households out of which 39.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% are married couples living together, 9.9% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 27.1% are non-families. 22.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.63 and the average family size is 3.11. In the village the population is spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.4 males. The median income for a household in the village is $45,000, and the median income for a family is $50,795. Males have a median income of $32,813 versus $23,897 for females. The per capita income for the village is $17,856. 5.6% of the population and 2.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 4.8% are under the age of 18 and 17.2% are 65 or older.



Luxemburg, Iowa

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Luxemburg is a city located in Dubuque County, Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 246.

Geography


Luxemburg is located at 42°36'17" North, 91°4'36" West (42.604830, -91.076542)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²). 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 246 people, 92 households, and 72 families residing in the city. The population density is 206.5/km² (540.2/mi²). There are 94 housing units at an average density of 78.9/km² (206.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 100.00% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 92 households out of which 31.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% are married couples living together, 4.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% are non-families. 20.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.67 and the average family size is 3.10. In the city the population is spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the city is $35,833, and the median income for a family is $46,667. Males have a median income of $26,042 versus $19,643 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,314. 0.0% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Luxemburg (town), Wisconsin."

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Synonym: Luxemburg

Synonym: capital of Luxembourg (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Luxemburg

English words defined with "Luxemburg": Lussheburgh, Luxemburger. (references)
Specialty definitions using "Luxemburg": G.H.V.L.. (references)
Etymologies containing "Luxemburg": Lussheburgh. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Luxemburg" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Dutch (Luxembourg, Luxemburg), German (Luxembourg, Luxemburg), Hungarian (Luxembourg, Luxemburg), Swedish (Luxembourg).

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Modern Usage: Luxemburg

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Der Graf von Luxemburg (1972)

De Graaf van Luxemburg (1959)

Der Graf von Luxemburg (1957)

Rosa Luxemburg (1986)

Nachtroute Brussel - Luxemburg (1974)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Luxemburg

DomainTitle

References

  • Luxemburg Bancshares, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Fodor's Belgium and Luxemburg 1991 (reference)

  • Philosophia: The Thought of Rosa Luxemburg, Simone Weil, and Hannah Arendt (reference)

  • Rosa Luxemburg (reference)

  • Rosa Luxemburg and the Noble Dream (Studies in Modern European History, Vol 17) (reference)

  • Rosa Luxemburg Speaks (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Luxemburg

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

Karl Liebknecht, Rosa Luxemburg : beide ermordet von der deutschen Reaktion am 15. Jan. 1919. Credit: Library of Congress.

Rosa Luxemburg. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Luxemburg

AuthorQuotation

Rosa Luxemburg

Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Luxemburg

AuthorDateQuotation

Treaty of Versailles

1919

With France: The frontier of July 18, 1870, from Luxemburg to Switzerland with the reservations made in Article 48 of Section IV (Saar Basin) of Part III. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Luxemburg

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

Millicom from Luxemburg is also a strong player in the telecommunications market in Guatemala. (references)

Economic History

South Africa

Also investing in South Africa during 1999 were Switzerland (hotels), Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Oceania. (references)

Spain

Circulation of Euro bills and coins begin on January 1, 2002. Spain, and 11 EU counterparts (Germany, France, Italy, Ireland, Portugal, Greece, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg, Austria and Finland), will have a period from January 1, 2002 to February 28, 2002, in which both their country's currency and the Euro will be allowed to be used simultaneously. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Luxemburg

"Luxemburg" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Luxemburg" is used about 80 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words		Rank in English
Noun (proper)100%8037,112

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Luxemburg

CountryName
USA

Luxemburg Bancshares, Inc.

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Cities: Luxemburg


1. Luxemburg, IA (city, FIPS 47460)
Location: 42.60296 N, 91.07299 W
Population (1990): 257 (90 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

2. Luxemburg, WI (village, FIPS 46400)
Location: 44.54262 N, 87.70527 W
Population (1990): 1151 (460 housing units)
Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 54217
Country: USA

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Expression: Luxemburg

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "Luxemburg": luxemburg-registered.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Luxemburg

Language Translations for "Luxemburg"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

Traktat mellem Kongeriget Belgien,Kongeriget Danmark,Forbundsrepublikken Tyskland,Den Hellenske Republik,Kongeriget Spanien,Den Franske Republik,Irland,Den Italienske Republik,Storhertugdømmet Luxembourg,Kongeriget Nederlandene,Den Portugisiske Republik, (concerning the accession of the Kingdom of Norway, Corfu, Ireland, the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the Gran Duchy of Luxemburg, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland(Member States of the European Union)and the Kingdom of Norway, thhe Italian Republic, Treaty between the Kingdom of Belgium). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

Luxemburg (Luxembourg). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

Luksemburgo (Luxembourg), Luksemburgio (Luxembourg), luksemburgia (Luxembourg). (various references)

   

French

  

luxembourgeois (Luxembourg), Luxembourg (Luxembourg). (various references)

   

German

  

luxemburgisch, Luxemburg (Luxembourg). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

Λουξεμβούργο (Luxembourg). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

Luxemburg (Luxembourg). (various references)

   

Irish

  

Lucsamburg. (various references)

   

Italian

  

Trattato tra il Regno del Belgio,il Regno di Danimarca,la Repubblica federale di Germania,la Repubblica ellenica,il Regno di Spagna,la Repubblica francese,l'Irlanda,la Repubblica italiana,il Granducato del Lussemburgo,il Regno dei Paesi Bassi,la Repubblic (concerning the accession of the Kingdom of Norway, Corfu, Ireland, the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the Gran Duchy of Luxemburg, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland(Member States of the European Union)and the Kingdom of Norway, thhe Italian Republic, Treaty between the Kingdom of Belgium), Corfù (concerning the accession of the Kingdom of Norway, Corfu, Ireland, the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the Gran Duchy of Luxemburg, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland(Member States of the European Union)and the Kingdom of Norway, thhe Italian Republic, Treaty between the Kingdom of Belgium). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

룩셈부르크 (Luxembourg). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

uxemburglay

   

Portuguese

  

Tratado entre o Reino da Bélgica,o Reino da Dinamarca,a República Federal da Alemanha,a República Helénica,o Reino de Espanha,a República Francesa,a Irlanda,a República Italiana,o Grão-Ducado do Luxemburgo,o Reino dos Países Baixos,a República Po (concerning the accession of the Kingdom of Norway, Corfu, Ireland, the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the Gran Duchy of Luxemburg, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland(Member States of the European Union)and the Kingdom of Norway, thhe Italian Republic, Treaty between the Kingdom of Belgium), Corfu (concerning the accession of the Kingdom of Norway, Corfu, Ireland, the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the Gran Duchy of Luxemburg, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland(Member States of the European Union)and the Kingdom of Norway, thhe Italian Republic, Treaty between the Kingdom of Belgium). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

"юксембург, "�. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

Luxemburgo (Luxembourg), luxemburgués (Luxembourger, Luxemburger). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Luxemburg

Misspellings

"Luxemburg" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Culemborg, Lauenberg, Laxenburg, Lebenberg, Luxemberg, Luxemburgs. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Luxemburg

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "b-e-g-l-m-r-u-u-x"

-2 letters: bluegum, grumble.

-3 letters: bugler, bulger, bulgur, burgle, lumber, rumble.

-4 letters: begum, bluer, blume, brume, bugle, bulge, exurb, gluer, glume, gruel, grume, lemur, luger, murex, ruble, umbel, umber.

-5 letters: berg, berm, blue, blur, burg, burl, germ, geum, glue, glum, grub, grue, grum, guru, lube, luge, lure, luxe, merl, mule, mure, rube, rule, urge.

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Alternative Orthography: Luxemburg


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4C 75 78 65 6D 62 75 72 67

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.-..    ..-    -..-    .    --    -...    ..-    .-.    --.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001100 01110101 01111000 01100101 01101101 01100010 01110101 01110010 01100111

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#76 &#117 &#120 &#101 &#109 &#98 &#117 &#114 &#103

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004C 0075 0078 0065 006D 0062 0075 0072 0067

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

468790717968878473

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Non-English Dictionaries with "Luxemburg"

LanguageCoverageLanguage Translations

Danish

ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelsedanois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dán, Danmhairgis, danese, 덴마크, dinamarquês, датский, danés

Dutch

woordenboek, definitie, translatiehollandsk, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holland, Ollainnis, olandese, 네덜란", holandês, голландский, holandés

Esperanto

esperanton, espéranto, εσπεράντο, eszperanto, eszperantó, эсперанто, esperanto

French

dictionnaire, définition, traductionfrançais, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, Fraincis, francese, "랑스, francês, французский, francés

German

wörterbuch, Übersetzungtysker, Duitse, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, "ερμανός, német, GearmÚnach, GearmÚinis, tedesco, 독일, alemão, немецкий, alemán

Greek

λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφρασηgræker, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, 그리스, grego, греческий, грек, griego

Hungarian

szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordításungarer, Hongaarse, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, 헝가리, венгр, венгерский, húngaro

Irish

irlandais, irisch, ιρλανδόσ, ιρλανδικόσ, ír, gaelach, irlandese, irlandês, irisação, ирландский, irlandés

Italian

dizionario, definizione, traduzioneitaliener, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, IodÚilis, italiano, 이탈리아, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский

Korean

사 , 의, 번역Koreaans, coréen, koreanisch, Koreaner, κορεάτικοσ, κορεάτησ, koreai, 한국, coréia, a língua coreana, кореец, корейский, coreano

Portuguese

dicionário, definição, traduçãoportugiser, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, Portaingéilis, portoghese, 포르투갈, português, португальский, portugués

Russian

словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещениеrusser, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, Rúisis, russo, 러시아, русский, ruso

Spanish

diccionario, definición, traducciónSpaans, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, SpÚinnis, spagnolo, 스페인, espanhol, испанский, español

English

Dictionary, Definition, Translationanglan, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, Béarla, inglese, 영국, inglês, английский, inglés
 


INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern 		5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Familiar
8. Quotations: Historic 		9. Quotations: Non-fiction
10. Usage Frequency
11. Names: Company Usage
12. Cities 		13. Expressions
14. Translations: Modern
15. Abbreviations
16. Acronyms 		17. Derivations
18. Anagrams
19. Orthography
20. Bibliography


  

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