luxembourg
/ˈlʌk.səm.bɝɡ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A small country in Western Europe. Official name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Capital and largest city: Luxembourg.
name
The capital city of Luxembourg.
name
One of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city.
Example Sentences
- "The ECSC, which was made up of six nations (France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) later evolved into the European Economic Community (EEC) – under which the member states established a common market, and worked to harmonize their policies on everything from agriculture and fisheries to monetary policy."
Etymology
From Middle High German Luccelemburc, from Old High German Lucilinburhuc, ultimately from luzil (“little”) + burg (“castle”), from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz and *burgz. Piecewise doublet of Littleborough and Littlebury.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Luccelemburc, Lucilinburhuc, *lūtilaz
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlʌk.səm.bɝɡ/
- British English: /ˈlʌk.səm.bɜːɡ/
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Phrases
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Frequently Paired Words
Countries of the world