Freiburg

[ frahy-boork ]

noun

1. a city in SW Baden-Württemberg, in SW Germany.
2. German name of Fribourg.

Freiburg

/ ˈfraibʊrk /

noun

1. a city in SW Germany, in SW Baden-Württemberg: under Austrian rule (1368–1805); university (1457). Pop: 212 495 (2003 est) Official nameFreiburg im Breisgauɪm ˈbraisɡau
2. See Fribourg
   the German name for Fribourg

Example Sentences

Carsten Schloter, chief executive officer of Swiss telecom giant Swisscom AG, was found dead in his Freiburg home Tuesday morning.

From The Daily Beast

Four days later the revolutionary intrenchments at Freiburg were stormed.

From Project Gutenberg

He began negotiations for a college at Strasburg, and made apostolic excursions to that place as well as to Freiburg and Alsace.

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The armies met at Breisach on the 2nd of August, by which date Freiburg had surrendered.

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The French then fell back with their booty and prisoners to Breisach, a strong garrison being left in Freiburg.

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And because we have heard the great organ at Freiburg, shall the sound of Kathi's zither in the alpine hut please us no more?

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