Limburg

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/lɪmbɜːrɡ/UK/lɪmbɜːɡ/US/lɪmbɝːɡ/

proper noun

A province of the Netherlands.

OriginDutch Limburg →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

proper nounLimburg (countable and uncountable, plural Limburgs)

plural Limburgs

  1. countableuncountableA province of the Netherlands.
  2. countableuncountableA province of Flanders, Belgium.
  3. countableuncountableLimburg an der Lahn (the capital city of Limburg-Weilburg, Hesse, Germany).
  4. countableuncountableLimbourg (a city in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium).
  5. countableuncountableA castle in Sasbach am Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
  6. countableuncountableA mountain in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
  7. countableuncountableA historical duchy in German Confederation.
  8. countableuncountableA historical province of United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
  9. countableuncountableA historical duchy in the Holy Roman Empire.
  10. countableuncountableA surname.

Origin

  1. DutchLimburg
  2. DutchLimburg
  3. EnglishLimburg

Borrowed from Dutch Limburg.

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Translations

Bulgarian Ли́мбург
  • Ли́мбург (Límburg)province of the Netherlands or Belgium
Catalan Limburg
  • Limburgprovince of the Netherlands or Belgium
Chinese Cantonese 林堡
  • 林堡 (lam⁴ bou²)province of the Netherlands or Belgium
Chinese Mandarin 林堡
  • 林堡 (Línbǎo)province of the Netherlands or Belgium
Dutch Limburg
  • Limburgprovince of the Netherlands or Belgium
Finnish Limburg
  • Limburgprovince of the Netherlands or Belgium
French Limbourg
  • Limbourgprovince of the Netherlands or Belgium
German Limburg
  • Limburgprovince of the Netherlands or Belgium
Greek Λιμβουργία
  • Λιμβουργία (Limvourgía)province of the Netherlands or Belgium
Hindi लिमबर्ग
  • लिमबर्ग (limbarg)province of the Netherlands or Belgium
Italian Limburgo
  • Limburgoprovince of the Netherlands or Belgium
Latvian Limburga
  • Limburgaprovince of the Netherlands or Belgium
Polish Limburgia
  • Limburgiaprovince of the Netherlands or Belgium
Portuguese Limburgo, Limburg
  • Limburgoprovince of the Netherlands or Belgium
  • Limburgprovince of the Netherlands or Belgium
Russian Ли́мбург
  • Ли́мбург (Límburg)province of the Netherlands or Belgium
Spanish Limburgo
  • Limburgoprovince of the Netherlands or Belgium
Urdu لمبرگ
  • لمبرگ (limbarg)province of the Netherlands or Belgium
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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