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GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center
Synonyms:
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; Luxembourg; Luxemburg
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
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)