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- DictionaryBaedeker/ˈbāˌdekər/
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- 1. a travel guidebook , especially one published by the firm founded by Karl Baedeker. "they explore European cities using only a century-old Baedeker"
Definitions of 'Baedeker' 1. any of a series of guidebooks to foreign countries, first published in Germany by Karl Baedeker (1801-59) [...] 2. Loosely. any guidebook. [...] More. Synonyms of 'Baedeker' • handbook, itinerary, guidebook [...] More. Examples of 'Baedeker' in a sentence.
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(UK) IPA(key): [ˈbeɪdɪkə](US) IPA(key): [ˈbeɪdəkəɹ]Baedeker 1. (proprietary name) A long-established series of travel guidebooks. 1.1. 1905, E. M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread: 1.1.1. Mrs. Herriton did not proceed. She was not one to detect the hidden charms of Baedeker. Some of the information seemed to her unnecessary, all of it was dull.
Baedeker (plural Baedekers) 1. (by extension from the proprietary name) Any travel guide, advice for travelers, or guide pertaining to other subjects. 1.1. 1934 December 3, “Literary Guide: Review of The Georgian Scene by Frank Swinnerton”, in Time: 1.1.1. His middle-of-the-road guidebook to the Georgians (Henry James to T. S. Eliot) will be a usef...
Baedeker on Wikipedia.Wikipedia“Baedeker”, in Collins English Dictionary.“Baedeker, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.“Baedeker”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.1 day ago · Definitions of Baedeker. noun. German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks (1801-1859) synonyms: Karl Baedeker. see more.
Define Baedeker. Baedeker synonyms, Baedeker pronunciation, Baedeker translation, English dictionary definition of Baedeker. n. A guidebook to countries or a country. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin...
noun. Karl, 1801–59, German publisher, notably of guidebooks for travelers. any of the series of guidebooks for travelers issued by the him or his successors. anyguidebook, pamphlet, or the like, containing information useful to travelers: a Baedeker to the restaurants of the region. See more.
What does the noun Baedeker mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun Baedeker . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
