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.

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How to use Fribourg in a sentence

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

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

    The Thirty Years War, Complete | Friedrich Schiller
  • Your maternal grandfather was noted for his wine cellar, and he bought his Havanas by the thousand from Fribourg and Treyer.

    In Friendship's Guise | Wm. Murray Graydon
  • Switzerland gave them Fribourg in 1580, while Louvain had its college twenty years earlier.

    The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. Campbell
  • I know at Fribourg an old lady who for thirty years past has regularly presented herself at the door of the asylum.

    The Man-Wolf and Other Tales | Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian
  • The best wines of Baden are produced in the seigniory of Badenweiler, near Fribourg.

    The Automobilist Abroad | M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield

British Dictionary definitions for Fribourg

Fribourg

/ (French 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)

  • German name: Freiburg

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