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Freiburg

American  
[frahy-boork] / ˈfraɪˌbʊərk /

noun

  1. a city in SW Baden-Württemberg, in SW Germany.

  2. German name of Fribourg.


Freiburg British  
/ ˈfraibʊrk /

noun

  1. Official name: Freiburg im Breisgau. a city in SW Germany, in SW Baden-Württemberg: under Austrian rule (1368–1805); university (1457). Pop: 212 495 (2003 est)

  2. the German name for Fribourg

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He has taken Villa up the pecking order, but they are still not at the top of it - though they remain well placed, as the signing of Johan Manzambi from Freiburg showed.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Last season Aston Villa beat Freiburg comfortably in the Europa League final, with a revenue more than double the Germans'.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Magpies were always wary of being hijacked, having previously lost Victor Munoz to Liverpool and, while they agreed a deal with Freiburg, they never got a yes from Manzambi.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Despite its roots in Freiburg -- Rombach comes from the area -- the firm's ties to the United States and its tech scene are also strong.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

They paired off and traveled by train to Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Vienna, Freiburg, Saarbrücken, Mannheim, and Karlsruhe, where they mailed the leaflets from undisclosed locations.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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