Freiburg

== English == === Etymology === From German frei (“free”) +‎ Burg (“fortification”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /fɹaɪ.bɜː(ɹ)ɡ/ Hyphenation: Frei‧burg === 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 ==== == German == === Alternative forms === FR (canton; ISO 3166-2:CH) === Etymology === From frei (“free”) +‎ Burg (“castle, fortress”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfʁaɪ̯bʊʁk/ === Proper noun === Freiburg n (proper noun, genitive Freiburgs or (optionally with an article) Freiburg) Freiburg (an independent city in the Black Forest; the 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 Mitteleuropäer ==== Derived terms ==== Freiburger freiburgisch === See also === === Further reading === “Freiburg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Freiburg” in Duden online “Freiburg” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon