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Luxembourg, grand duchy, W Europe, Benelux Political Geography
Related Category: Benelux Political Geography
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Luxembourg[luk´sumbUrg, Fr. lUksANbOOr´] Pronunciation Key or Luxemburg[luk´sumbUrg, Ger. look´sumboorkh] Pronunciation Key, officially Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, grand duchy (1995 est. pop. 405,000), 998 sq mi (2,586 sq km), W Europe. Roughly triangular, it borders on Belgium in the west and north, Germany in the east, and France in the south. The city of Luxembourg is the capital and largest city.
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• John of Luxemburg
• London Conference
• Low Countries
• Luxembourg, province, Belgium
• Luxembourg, city, Luxembourg
• Marshall Plan
• Nassau, former duchy, Germany
• Netherlands, Austrian and Spanish
• Jacques Santer
• William I, king of the Netherlands
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