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Freiburg

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From German frei (free) +‎ Burg (fortification).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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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

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German

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

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfʁaɪ̯bʊʁk/
  • Audio (Switzerland):(file)

Proper noun

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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

Hypernyms

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Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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