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Etymology edit

German frei (free) +‎ Burg (fortification)

Pronunciation edit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /fɹaɪ.bɜː(ɹ)ɡ/
  • Hyphenation: Frei‧burg

Proper noun edit

Freiburg

  1. A canton of Switzerland. (the German name)
    Synonyms: canton of Freiburg, (the French name) Fribourg, canton of Fribourg
  2. The capital city of Fribourg canton, Switzerland. (the German name)
    Synonym: (the French name) Fribourg
  3. A German city in Baden-Württemberg located in the Black Forest. The population is around 200,000.
    Synonym: (the full name) Freiburg im Breisgau

Translations edit

German edit

 Freiburg im Breisgau on German Wikipedia
 Freiburg im Üechtland on German Wikipedia
 Kanton Freiburg on German Wikipedia
 
Kanton Freiburg (sense 3)

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From frei (free) +‎ Burg (castle, fortress).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʁaɪ̯bʊʁk/
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Proper noun edit

Freiburg n (proper noun, genitive Freiburgs or (optionally with an article) Freiburg)

  1. Freiburg (an independent city in the Black Forest; administrative seat of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; official name: Freiburg im Breisgau)
  2. Fribourg (the capital city of Fribourg canton, Switzerland; official name: Freiburg im Üechtland)
  3. Fribourg (a canton of Switzerland)
    Synonym: Kanton Freiburg

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See also edit

Further reading edit

  • Freiburg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Freiburg” in Duden online
  • Freiburg” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon