Saarbrücken Syllabification: (Saar·brück·en)Pronunciation: /särˈbro͝okən, zärˈbrYkən/Definition of Saarbrücken an industrial city in western Germany, the capital of Saarland, on the Saar River, close to the border with France; population 177,900 (est. 2006). Saarbrücken in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Saarbrücken in the British & World English dictionary