Lëtzebuerg

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈletsebuə̯(ʀ)χ/, [ˈlətsəbuə̯ɕ]

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Proper noun

Lëtzebuerg n

1. Luxembourg, the country.
2. Luxembourg, capital of the country.
3. Luxembourg, the canton of the country.
4. Luxembourg, a province of Belgium.

Usage notes

• The city of Luxembourg is usually referred to as d’Stad (“the city”) or, when needed for clarity, d’Stad Lëtzebuerg. The use of the bare name has in fact become rare in this sense, except in special contexts (e.g. when comparing Luxembourg City to another city, or the like).

Derived terms

• lëtzebuergesch, Lëtzebuergesch