Fribourg

[ French free-boor ]

noun

1. a canton in W Switzerland. 644 sq. mi. (1,668 sq. km).
2. a town in and the capital of this canton.

Fribourg

/ fribur /

noun

1. a canton in W Switzerland. Capital: Fribourg. Pop: 242 700 (2002 est). Area: 1676 sq km (645 sq miles)
2. a town in W Switzerland, capital of Fribourg canton: university (1889). Pop: 35 547 (2000)

Example Sentences

It’s now on display at the Smart Living Lab in Fribourg, Switzerland, hopefully paving the way towards cheaper, more eco-friendly construction.

From Popular-Science

Located in Fribourg, Switzerland, Perritaz uses untreated, foraged fruit grown on high trees around his home in the Alpine region.

From The Daily Beast

The taking of Rhinefeldt, Roeteln, and Fribourg, was the immediate consequence of the duke's victory.

From Project Gutenberg

Your maternal grandfather was noted for his wine cellar, and he bought his Havanas by the thousand from Fribourg and Treyer.

From Project Gutenberg

Switzerland gave them Fribourg in 1580, while Louvain had its college twenty years earlier.

From Project Gutenberg

I know at Fribourg an old lady who for thirty years past has regularly presented herself at the door of the asylum.

From Project Gutenberg

The best wines of Baden are produced in the seigniory of Badenweiler, near Fribourg.

From Project Gutenberg