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Baedeker

[ˈbeɪdɪkə] UK
[ˈbeɪdəkəɹ] US

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Borrowed from German Baedeker.

proper noun Baedeker's · Baedekers

name A long-established series of travel guidebooks. 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.

noun Baedekers · Baedeker's

broadly, from the proprietary name Any travel guide, advice for travelers, or guide pertaining to other subjects. His middle-of-the-road guidebook to the Georgians (Henry James to T. S. Eliot) will be a useful Baedeker for literary sightseers.

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@misc{baedeker_2026,
  title = {Baedeker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/baedeker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}