Freiburg
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Kanton Freiburg (sense 3)
English
Etymology
German frei (“free”) + Burg (“fortification”)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Freiburg
- A canton of Switzerland. (the German name)
- Synonyms: canton of Freiburg, (the French name) Fribourg, canton of Fribourg
- The capital city of Fribourg canton, Switzerland. (the German name)
- Synonym: (the French name) Fribourg
- 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
a Swiss canton — see Fribourg
a Swiss city — see Fribourg
a German city
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German
Alternative forms
- FR (canton; ISO 3166-2:CH)
Etymology
From frei (“free”) + Burg (“castle, fortress”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfʁaɪ̯bʊʁk/
Audio (Switzerland): (file)
Proper noun
Freiburg n (proper noun, genitive Freiburgs or (optionally with an article) Freiburg)
- Freiburg (an independent city in the Black Forest; administrative seat of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; official name: Freiburg im Breisgau)
- Fribourg (the capital city of Fribourg canton, Switzerland; official name: Freiburg im Üechtland)
- Fribourg (a canton of Switzerland)
- Synonym: Kanton Freiburg
Hypernyms
- (Freiburg): Deutscher, Badener
- (Fribourg): Schweizer, Eidgenosse
Derived terms
See also
- (cantons of Switzerland) Schweizer Kantone; Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Freiburg, Genf, Glarus, Graubünden, Jura, Luzern, Neuenburg, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Tessin, Thurgau, Uri, Waadt, Wallis, Zug, Zürich (Category: de:Cantons of Switzerland)