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Baedeker

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Bae·de·ker  (bd-kr)
n.
A guidebook to countries or a country.
[After the guidebooks published by Karl Baedeker.]
Baedeker, Karl 1801-1859.
German publisher who established a series of guidebooks in 1829.
Baedeker [ˈbeɪdɪkə]
n
1. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) any of a series of travel guidebooks issued by the German publisher Karl Baedeker (1801-59) or his firm
2. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) any guidebook
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Noun1.Baedeker - German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks (1801-1859)
Karl Baedeker
2.baedeker - any of a series of travel guidebooks published by the German firm founded by Karl Baedeker
travel guidebook, itinerary - a guidebook for travelers


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Indeed, some part of each day we had spent diligently learning each other, as travellers to distant lands across the Channel work hard at phrase-book and Baedeker the week before their departure.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
You would be like a Cook's tourist abroad, without a guide or a Baedeker, if you attempted to rely upon yourself.
The Malefactor by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
When I did not prefer to keep mine to myself there was always a stray tourist, disencumbered of his Baedeker, to discuss them with, or some domesticated painter rejoicing in the return of the season of strong effects.
The Aspern Papers by James, Henry View in context
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