noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈlʌksəmˌbɝɡɚ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈlʌksəmˌbɜːɡə/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A person from the independent Grand Duchy of Luxembourg or of Luxembourgish descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An inhabitant of the former duchy (originally county) of Luxembourg (originally Letzeburg)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
An inhabitant of the Belgian province of Luxembourg.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An inhabitant of the city of Luxembourg, the capital of all the above territories.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a native or inhabitant of Luxembourg
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Luxemburger
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: European
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Luxembourg Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English Luxembourger From Luxembourg + -er.
Across languages
Translations
53 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Luxemburger
— person from Luxembourg
Asturian:
luxemburgués
— person from Luxembourg
Asturian:
luxemburguesa
— person from Luxembourg
Catalan:
luxemburguès
— person from Luxembourg
Catalan:
luxemburguesa
— person from Luxembourg
Chinese Mandarin:
盧森堡人 /卢森堡人
(Lúsēnbǎo rén)
— person from Luxembourg
Czech:
Lucemburčan
— person from Luxembourg
Czech:
Lucemburčanka
— person from Luxembourg
Danish:
luxembourger
— person from Luxembourg
Danish:
luxemburger
— person from Luxembourg
Dutch:
Luxemburger
— person from Luxembourg
Dutch:
Luxemburgse
— person from Luxembourg
Dutch:
Letzeburger
— person from Luxembourg
Estonian:
luksemburglane
— person from Luxembourg
Finnish:
luxemburgilainen
— person from Luxembourg
French:
Luxembourgeois
— person from Luxembourg
French:
Luxembourgeoise
— person from Luxembourg
Galician:
luxemburgués
— person from Luxembourg
Georgian:
ლუქსემბურგელი
(luksemburgeli)
— person from Luxembourg
German:
Luxemburger
— person from Luxembourg
German:
Luxemburgerin
— person from Luxembourg
German:
Lützelburger
— person from Luxembourg
Irish:
Lucsamburgach
— person from Luxembourg
Italian:
lussemburghese
— person from Luxembourg
Japanese:
ルクセンブルグ人
(Rukusenburugu-jin)
— person from Luxembourg
Khmer:
អ្នកលុចសំបួ
(neak lucsɑmbuə)
— person from Luxembourg
Khmer:
លុចសំបួ
(lucsɑmbuə)
— person from Luxembourg
Korean:
룩셈부르크인
(ruksembureukeu'in)
— person from Luxembourg
Korean:
룩셈부르크 사람
(ruksembureukeu saram)
— person from Luxembourg
Latvian:
luksemburgietis
— person from Luxembourg
Latvian:
luksemburgiete
— person from Luxembourg
Lithuanian:
liuksemburgietis
— person from Luxembourg
Lithuanian:
liuksemburgietė
— person from Luxembourg
Luxembourgish:
Lëtzebuerger
— person from Luxembourg
Luxembourgish:
Lëtzebuergerin
— person from Luxembourg
Norwegian Bokmål:
luxemburger
— person from Luxembourg
Norwegian Bokmål:
luxembourger
— person from Luxembourg
Norwegian Nynorsk:
luxemburgar
— person from Luxembourg
Norwegian Nynorsk:
luxembourgar
— person from Luxembourg
Polish:
Luksemburczyk
— person from Luxembourg
Polish:
Luksemburka
— person from Luxembourg
Portuguese:
luxemburguês
— person from Luxembourg
Romanian:
luxemburghez
— person from Luxembourg
Romanian:
luxemburgheză
— person from Luxembourg
Russian:
люксембу́ржец
(ljuksembúržec)
— person from Luxembourg
Russian:
люксембу́рженка
(ljuksembúrženka)
— person from Luxembourg
Serbo-Croatian:
Luksemburžanin
— person from Luxembourg
Serbo-Croatian:
Luksemburžanka
— person from Luxembourg
