Limburg
English
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editLimburg (countable and uncountable, plural Limburgs)
- A province of the Netherlands.
- A province of Belgium.
- (historical) The undivided province (1815–1839).
- (historical) The historic duchy (which the name of the province(s) was meant to preserve).
- A surname.
Derived terms
edit(province/duchy):
Translations
editprovince of the Netherlands or Belgium
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Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Limburg is the 36900th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 605 individuals. Limburg is most common among White (96.53%) individuals.
See also
edit- (Provinces of the Netherlands) provinces of the Netherlands; Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, North Brabant, North Holland, Overijssel, South Holland, Utrecht, Zeeland (Category: en:Provinces of the Netherlands)
- (provinces of Belgium) Antwerp, East Flanders, Flemish Brabant, Hainaut, Liège, Limburg, Luxembourg, Namur, Walloon Brabant, West Flanders (Category: en:Provinces of Belgium)
See also
edit- Limburg (Netherlands) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Limburg (Belgium) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Duchy of Limburg on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Province_of_Limburg_(1815–1839) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Limburg”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 438.
Catalan
editProper noun
editLimburg m
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editDutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch limborch, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *lindō (“linden (tree)”) and *burg/*burgz (“fortification, stronghold”).
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editLimburg province, NL
Limburg province, BE
Limburg n
- Limburg (a province of Belgium)
- Meronyms: Alken, As, Beringen, Bilzen, Bocholt, Borgloon, Bree, Diepenbeek, Dilsen-Stokkem, Genk, Gingelom, Halen, Ham, Hamont-Achel, Hasselt, Hechtel-Eksel, Heers, Herk-de-Stad, Herstappe, Heusden-Zolder, Hoeselt, Houthalen-Helchteren, Kinrooi, Kortessem, Lanaken, Leopoldsburg, Lommel, Lummen, Maaseik, Maasmechelen, Nieuwerkerken, Oudsbergen, Peer, Pelt, Riemst, Sint-Truiden, Tessenderlo, Tongeren, Voeren, Wellen, Zonhoven, Zutendaal
- Limburg (a province of the Netherlands)
- Meronyms: Beek, Beekdaelen, Beesel, Bergen, Brunssum, Echt-Susteren, Eijsden-Margraten, Gennep, Gulpen-Wittem, Heerlen, Horst aan de Maas, Kerkrade, Landgraaf, Leudal, Maasgouw, Maastricht, Meerssen, Mook en Middelaar, Nederweert, Peel en Maas, Roerdalen, Roermond, Simpelveld, Sittard-Geleen, Stein, Vaals, Valkenburg aan de Geul, Venlo, Venray, Voerendaal, Weert
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editSee also
edit- (Provinces of the Netherlands) Provincies van Nederland; Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Overijssel, Zuid-Holland, Utrecht, Zeeland (Category: nl:Provinces of the Netherlands)
- (provinces of Belgium) Provincies van België; Antwerpen, Henegouwen, Limburg, Luik, Luxemburg, Namen, Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaams-Brabant, Waals-Brabant, West-Vlaanderen (Category: nl:Provinces of Belgium)
German
editEtymology
editThe town in Hesse goes back to Old High German Lintpurc, Lintburk. The first element may be from Proto-Celtic *lindom (“lake”); the second is Burg (“fortification, castle”).
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editLimburg n (proper noun, genitive Limburgs or (optionally with an article) Limburg)
- Limburg (a province of Belgium)
- Limburg (a province of the Netherlands)
- A town, the administrative seat of Limburg-Weilburg district, Hesse. Official name: Limburg an der Lahn
- Limbourg (a city and municipality of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium)
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editProper noun
editLimburg m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Limburgs or (with an article) Limburg, feminine genitive Limburg, plural Limburgs)
- a surname transferred from the place name
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editPortuguese
editProper noun
editLimburg m
- Alternative form of Limburgo
Swedish
editProper noun
editLimburg n (genitive Limburgs)
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