Echternach

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proper noun

One of the twelve cantons of Luxembourg, located in the east of the country.

OriginGerman Echternach ← Old High German *Efternah ← Late Latin Epternacum →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. One of the twelve cantons of Luxembourg, located in the east of the country.
  2. A municipality with city status of Echternach canton.

Origin

  1. Late LatinEpternacum
  2. Old High German*Efternah
  3. GermanEchternach
  4. EnglishEchternach

Borrowed from German Echternach (compare Luxembourgish Iechternach), from Old High German *Efternah, from Late Latin Epternacum.

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Translations

French Echternach
  • Echternachcity
German Echternach
  • Echternachcity
Cite this entry
APA

Echternach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Echternach

MLA

“Echternach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Echternach. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Echternach,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Echternach.

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