Frei·burg (fr??bûrg?, -bo?ork?) also Freiburg im Breis·gau (?m br?s?gou?) A city of southwest Germany near the Rhine River at the edge of the Black Forest. Founded in 1120, it is a manufacturing, cultural, and tourist center.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Freiburg (German ?fraib?rk) n1. (Placename) a city in SW Germany, in SW Baden-Württemberg: under Austrian rule (1368?1805); university (1457). Pop: 212 495 (2003 est). Official name: Freiburg im Breisgau 2. (Placename) the German name for FribourgCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Frei?burg (?fra??b?rk) n. 1. a city in SW Baden-Württemberg, in SW Germany. 198,496. 2. German name of Fribourg. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.