Limburg

English

The duchy c. 1350 in red

The united province from the mid-19th century in green-grey at the southeast

Limburg in Belgium

Limburg in the Netherlands

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪmbɜːrɡ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /lɪmbɜːɡ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /lɪmbɝːɡ/

Proper noun

Limburg (countable and uncountable, plural Limburgs)

1. A province of the Netherlands.
2. A province of Belgium.
3. (historical) The undivided province (1815–1839).
4. (historical) The historic duchy (which the name of the province(s) was meant to preserve).
5. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Limburg is the 36900^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 605 individuals. Limburg is most common among White (96.53%) individuals.

Derived terms

• Limburger

(province/duchy):

• Limburgian
• Limburgish

Translations

province of the Netherlands or Belgium

• Breton: Limburg
• Bulgarian: Лимбург (Limburg)
• Catalan: Limburg m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 林堡 (lam⁴ bou²)

  Mandarin: 林堡 (zh) (Línbǎo)

• Corsican: Limburgu
• Dutch: Limburg (nl) n
• Finnish: Limburg
• French: Limbourg (fr) m
• Georgian: ლიმბურგის პროვინცია (limburgis ṗrovincia), ლიმბურგი (limburgi)

• German: Limburg (de) n
• Italian: Limburgo
• Latvian: Limburga
• Occitan: Limborg
• Limburgish: Limburg (li) n
• Macedonian: Лимбург m (Limburg)
• Polish: Limburgia (pl) f
• Portuguese: Limburgo (pt) m, Limburg m
• Russian: Ли́мбург m (Límburg)
• Spanish: Limburgo (es) m
• Urdu: لمبرگ‎ m (limbarg)
• West Frisian: Limburch

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Limburg”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 438.

See also

• Limburg (Netherlands) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Limburg (Belgium) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Duchy of Limburg on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Province_of_Limburg_(1815–1839) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Catalan

Proper noun

Limburg m

1. Limburg (a province of Belgium)
2. Limburg (a province of the Netherlands)

Derived terms

• limburguès

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch limborch, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *lindō (“linden (tree)”) and *burg/*burgz (“fortification, stronghold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪm.bʏrx/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Lim‧burg

Proper noun

provincie Limburg, NL
Limburg province, NL

provincie Limburg, BE
Limburg province, BE

Duchy of Limburg

Limburg n

1. Limburg (a province of Belgium)

   Synonym: Limbabwe (perjorative nickname)

2. Limburg (a province of the Netherlands)

   Synonym: Limbabwe (perjorative nickname)

Derived terms

• Limburger
• Limburgs

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German

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Proper noun

Limburg n (proper noun, genitive Limburgs or (optionally with an article) Limburg)

1. Limburg (a province of Belgium)
2. Limburg (a province of the Netherlands)

Related terms

• Limburger
• limburgisch

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Limburg m

1. Alternative form of Limburgo

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Swedish

Proper noun

Limburg n (genitive Limburgs)

1. Limburg (a province of Belgium)
2. Limburg (a province of the Netherlands)