Lux ‧ em ‧ burg, Ro ‧ sa /ˈlʌks ə mbɜːɡ $ -bɜːrɡ, ˈrəʊzə/ BrE AmE
(1871–1919) a German ↑ socialist leader, born in Poland. In 1892 she helped to start the Polish Socialist Party, and later the Spartacus League, a political group which became the German Communist Party. She was killed by soldiers during a protest organized by the Spartacus League.