LUXEMBURG

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; Luxembourg; Luxemburg

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

European country; European nation (any one of the countries occupying the European continent)

Meronyms (parts of "Luxemburg"):

capital of Luxembourg; Luxembourg; Luxembourg-Ville; Luxembourg City; Luxemburg (the capital and largest city of Luxembourg)

Meronyms (members of "Luxemburg"):

Luxembourger; Luxemburger (a native or inhabitant of Luxembourg)

Holonyms ("Luxemburg" is a part of...):

Europe (the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use 'Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles)

Holonyms ("Luxemburg" is a member of...):

Common Market; EC; EEC; EU; Europe; European Community; European Economic Community; European Union (an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members)

NATO; North Atlantic Treaty Organization (an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security)

Benelux (a customs union comprising Belgium and Netherlands and Luxembourg)

Derivation:

Luxemburger (a native or inhabitant of Luxembourg)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The capital and largest city of Luxembourg