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Lim·burg

(lĭm′bûrg′, -bœrKH′)
A former duchy of northwest Europe. Founded in the 11th century, it was incorporated into the Netherlands in 1815 and divided into the Dutch and Belgian provinces of Limburg in 1839.
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Limburg

(ˈlɪmbɜːɡ; Dutch ˈlɪmbyrx)
n
1. (Placename) a medieval duchy of W Europe: divided between the Netherlands and Belgium in 1839
2. (Placename) a province of the SE Netherlands: contains a coalfield and industrial centres. Capital: Maastricht. Pop: 1 142 000 (2003 est). Area: 2253 sq km (809 sq miles)
3. (Placename) a province of NE Belgium: contains the industrial regions of the Kempen coalfield. Capital: Hasselt. Pop: 805 786 (2004 est). Area: 2422 sq km (935 sq miles). French name: Limbourg

Limburg

(Dutch ˈlɪmbyrx) or

Limbourg

n
(Biography) de. active ?1400–?1416, a Dutch family of manuscript illuminators. The three brothers Pol, Herman, and Jehanequin are best known for illustrating the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, one of the finest examples of the International Gothic style
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Lim•burg

(ˈlɪm bɜrg; Du. ˈlɪm bœrx)

n.
a medieval duchy in W Europe: now divided into a province in the SE Netherlands (Limburg) and a province in NE Belgium (Limbourg).
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Two of the eleven are filled with Marie van Houtte roses, two with Viscountess Folkestone, two with Laurette Messimy, one with Souvenir de la Malmaison, one with Adam and Devoniensis, two with Persian Yellow and Bicolor, and one big bed behind the sun-dial with three sorts of red roses (seventy-two in all), Duke of Teck, Cheshunt Scarlet, and Prefet de Limburg. This bed is, I am sure, a mistake, and several of the others are, I think, but of course I must wait and see, being such an ignorant person.
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Technical services provider Imtech N.V (Euronext:IM) today said that it has been selected by the Dutch Province of Limburg as the sole responsible party for the realisation of two sustainable power plants at the a[euro]Klavertje 4 / Greenport' site in Venlo and the 'Belvedere' site in Maastricht.
Imtech selected to build two sustainable power plants for EUR140m in Limburg
Belgium is the first country to benefit from the recently revised regulation of the European Globalisation adjustment Fund (EGF) after the European Commission has approved two applications for support to 2,168 Belgian textile workers who had lost their job in Limburg, East Flanders and West Flanders.
EUROPEAN GLOBALISATION ADJUSTMENT FUND : BELGIAN TEXTILE WORKERS TO RECEIVE 9.2 MN EURO FROM EGF
The 49-strong Rugeley Power Station Brass Band took part in a series of shows in Lichfield's twin town of Limburg an der Lahn.
Striking a chord for Germany trip
Potato boats from Limburg Patisserie UK Ltd have given the humble potato a whole new look and purpose.
Lets go boating
With over 400 new products in the latest catalogue, the Limburg range--distributed by Concord:Marlin in the UK--offers a variety of quality light fittings.
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