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GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Grand Duchy of Luxembourg mean? 

GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG (noun)
  The noun GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG has 1 sense:

1. a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial centerplay

  Familiarity information: GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG used as a noun is very rare.


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GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; Luxembourg; Luxemburg

Instance hypernyms:

European country; European nation (any one of the countries occupying the European continent)

Meronyms (parts of "Grand Duchy of Luxembourg"):

capital of Luxembourg; Luxembourg; Luxembourg-Ville; Luxembourg City; Luxemburg (the capital and largest city of Luxembourg)

Meronyms (members of "Grand Duchy of Luxembourg"):

Luxembourger; Luxemburger (a native or inhabitant of Luxembourg)

Holonyms ("Grand Duchy of Luxembourg" is a part of...):

Europe (the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use 'Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles)

Holonyms ("Grand Duchy of Luxembourg" is a member of...):

Common Market; EC; EEC; EU; Europe; European Community; European Economic Community; European Union (an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members)

NATO; North Atlantic Treaty Organization (an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security)

Benelux (a customs union comprising Belgium and Netherlands and Luxembourg)


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