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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.
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