Luxembourger
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of Luxembourger
1910–15; < German Luxemburger; Luxembourg, -er 1
Example Sentences
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Critics complain the scheme will not tackle the lack of housing, which has forced thousands of Luxembourgers to emigrate beyond the country's borders while keeping their jobs.
From BBC
The Luxembourgers themselves knew they were vulnerable and spent centuries hollowing out a ridge of stone in their capital and turning it into the most heavily fortified garrison in Europe.
From Washington Post
Grand Duke Jean has always been close to Luxembourgers who are today united in the same sadness.”
From The Guardian
Beijing’s recent decision to slap a 25 percent duty on U.S. soy was reshaping the global market even before the meeting between Trump and Juncker, a Luxembourger who heads the EU’s executive arm.
From Seattle Times
In an orange hallway leading to the rooms of his three children is a pair of cartoonish paintings by Michel Majerus, the tech-obsessed Luxembourger who died in a plane crash at 35.
From New York Times
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