Luxembourg, Luxemburg

Luxembourg, Luxemburg
   Luxemburg is an anglicized spelling of the French Luxembourg. One or two arbiters of usage, notably The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors, prescribe Luxemburg for the country and the province in Belgium and Luxembourg for the palace and gardens in Paris. But nearly all other authorities opt (sensibly, in my view) for consistency, with Luxembourg throughout. However, note that the German political activist was Rosa Luxemburg.

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