Luxemburg

[ luhk-suhm-burg; German look-suhm-boork ]

noun

1. Ro·sa [roh, -z, uh, roh, -zah], Red Rosa, 1870–1919, German socialist agitator, born in Poland.
2. Luxembourg ( defs 1, 2 ).

Luxemburg

/ ˈlʊksəmbʊrk /

noun

1. LuxemburgRosa18711919FGermanPOLITICS: socialist leaderPOLITICS: revolutionary Rosa (ˈroːza). 1871–1919, German socialist leader, led an unsuccessful Communist revolt (1919) with Karl Liebknecht and was assassinated

Example Sentences

According to Sofie Lindström: "Ferns replaced trees across the extinction interval in response to dramatic environmental changes likely driven by heat stress, strongly increased monsoonal rainfall, and increased forest fire activity. Palynological results show that a pioneering fern vegetation spread across vast swaths of coastal lowlands in Northwestern Europe from Sweden and Denmark to Germany, France, Luxemburg, and Austria in response to widespread deforestation."

From Science Daily

The handful who did not, such as Rosa Luxemburg, were sent to prison.

From Salon

Some smaller countries - Cyprus, Iceland, Malta, Luxemburg and Liechtenstein - also received higher numbers per 100,000.

From BBC

The film is in line with von Trotta's previous work, which focuses on strong female historical figures such as thinker Hannah Arendt and activist Rosa Luxemburg, cementing her status as one of the world's top feminist film-makers.

From Reuters

Some smaller countries - Cyprus, Iceland, Malta, Luxemburg and Liechtenstein - also received higher numbers per 100,000.

From BBC