Fribourg
Americannoun
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a canton in W Switzerland. 644 sq. mi. (1,668 sq. km).
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a town in and the capital of this canton.
noun
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a canton in W Switzerland. Capital: Fribourg. Pop: 242 700 (2002 est). Area: 1676 sq km (645 sq miles)
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a town in W Switzerland, capital of Fribourg canton: university (1889). Pop: 35 547 (2000)
Example Sentences
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Sergio Rossi is a professor of economics at Switzerland's University of Fribourg.
From BBC
A new study led by the University of Göttingen, in collaboration with teams in Braunschweig, Bremen, and Fribourg, shows that graphene may be capable of even more.
From Science Daily
Suddenly the ice became more brittle, harder to handle, yet promising at the same time -- perhaps a sign of a period of change, said expedition leader Evan Miles, a glaciologist at the Swiss universities of Fribourg and Zurich.
From Barron's
They must now be analysed in a laboratory to reveal their dates, said the leader of the team, Evan Miles, a glaciologist affiliated with the universities of Fribourg and Zurich.
From Barron's
"We are seeing now that ships are starting to anchor outside of the ports waiting to see what is going to happen," said Anne-Sophie Fribourg, a vice president at freight forwarding firm Zencargo, which organises shipments for exporters and importers.
From BBC
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