Limburg

[ lim-burg; Dutch lim-bœrkh ]

noun

1. a medieval duchy in W Europe: now divided into a province in the SE Netherlands Limburg and a province in NE Belgium Limbourg.

Limburg

¹

/ ˈlɪmbyrx /

noun

1. de LimburgHerman?13851416M de LimburgPol?13861416M de LimburgJehanequin?13881416M de. active ?1400–?1416, a Dutch family of manuscript illuminators. The three brothers Pol, Herman, and Jehanequin are best known for illustrating the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry , one of the finest examples of the International Gothic style

Limburg

²

/ ˈlɪmbyrx; ˈlɪmbɜːɡ /

noun

1. a medieval duchy of W Europe: divided between the Netherlands and Belgium in 1839
2. a province of the SE Netherlands: contains a coalfield and industrial centres. Capital: Maastricht. Pop: 1 142 000 (2003 est). Area: 2253 sq km (809 sq miles)
3. a province of NE Belgium: contains the industrial regions of the Kempen coalfield. Capital: Hasselt. Pop: 805 786 (2004 est). Area: 2422 sq km (935 sq miles) French nameLimbourg

Example Sentences

This fall, he suspended of the Bishop of Limburg, who spent millions of Euros renovating his residence.

From The Daily Beast

In Ayrshire and Limburg, on the other hand, the curd is always left in the stomach and salted along with it.

From Project Gutenberg

The travellers could not, therefore, have journeyed through Limburg later than the night of the 3rd.

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The Powers wish to compromise, but Leopold objects, and refuses to relax his grasp of Limburg until the crowns are paid.

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His progress was so rapid that when nine years old he played in a concert in Limburg and received great applause.

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Count Limburg-Styrum was a princeling whose army consisted of one colonel, six officers and two privates!

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