Luxembourgian

[ luhk-suhm-bur-jee-uhn, luhk-suhm-bur-jee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Luxembourg, its people, or their language.

noun

1. Also Lux·em·bourg·ish [] Letzeburgesch.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Luxembourgian¹

Luxembourg + -ian

Example Sentences

He hired Léon Krier, a Luxembourgian architect and urban theorist, to draw the master plan, and over three decades the town has taken shape on what was once royal pasture land.

From Washington Post

The Luxembourgian actress had emerged from near obscurity to star in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Phantom Thread,” in which she portrayed the tormented muse of a domineering fashion designer played by Daniel Day-Lewis.

From New York Times

Mr. Salvini accused Mr. Juncker of being “shameful and racist,” and the former Luxembourgian prime minister apologized within a few hours.

From Washington Times

Her mother’s family left Burma in the 1960s, after a military coup; her father grew up in Lansing, Iowa, in a large Catholic family that claimed Irish and Luxembourgian roots.

From New York Times

The Luxembourgian plays a lovely backhand to go 0-30 but Murray responds forcefully to make it 30-30 but Muller wins the next two points to break the Scot!

From The Guardian