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Luxembourg Pronunciation
Luxembourg is pronounced LUHK-suhm-burg, IPA /ˈləksəmˈbɝg/.
LUHK-suhm-burg
US /ˈləksəmˈbɝg/
Syllables: LUHK · suhm · burg (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun (place): A small country between Belgium, France, and Germany, and the name of its capital city.
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Luxembourg in a Sentence
- The court sits in Luxembourg.
- We drove through Luxembourg in about an hour.
- Luxembourg has three official languages.
Common Mispronunciations of Luxembourg
Not luhk-suhm-BOORG
The first syllable takes the stress in English and the ending is a weak burg, the same one as in Edinburgh spoken quickly.
Not LUHK-suhm-boor
The final g is pronounced in English, unlike in the French form. Leave it off and the name sounds unfinished.
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