Definition of Baedeker

1. Noun. German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks (1801-1859).

Exact synonyms: Karl Baedeker
Generic synonyms: Publisher

2. Noun. Any of a series of travel guidebooks published by the German firm founded by Karl Baedeker.
Generic synonyms: Itinerary, Travel Guidebook

Definition of Baedeker

1. Proper noun. Proprietary name of a longtime series of travel guidebooks. ¹

2. Proper noun. (context by extension from the proprietary name) Any travel guide, advice for travelers, or guide pertaining to other subjects. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Baedeker

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badmouthed
badmouthing
badmouths
badnavirus
badness
badnesses
badonkadonk
badonkadonks
bads
badtempered
badunkadunk
badunkadunks
badware
baed
baedeker
baels
baenomere
baenomeres
baenopod
baenopods
baenosome
baetyl
baetyls
bafertisite
baff
baffed
baffed-out
baffed out

Literary usage of Baedeker

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1913)
"The LOVER'S Baedeker — CAROLYN WELLS 'The Ideal Valentine With special Valentine Ribbon and boxed, if so requested. ..."

2. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1905)
"Paris and environs with routes from London to Paris. Handbook for travellers. 15. rev. ed. Leipzig (K. Baedeker), 1901, (LIV + 458 + 42, ..."

3. The Library of Lewis Henry Morgan by Thomas R. Trautmann, Kabelac, Karl Sanford (1994)
"Handbook for travellers, by K. Baedeker. With three maps and thirteen plans. ... 2 11009 C67 Baedeker, Karl, firm. The Rhine and northern Germany. ..."

4. The American Catalogue ... July 1, 1876-Dec. 31, 1910 by Lynds Eugene Jones, Richard Rogers Bowker, Augusta Isabella Appleton (1905)
"Baedeker, K. Nordamerika : die Vereinigten Staaten nebst einem ausflug nach ... Baedeker, К. Northern Germany as far as the Bavarian and Austrian frontiers. ..."

5. The Chautauquan by Chautauqua Institution (1909)
"(See History of Egyptian Art in Baedeker and Mas- pero's Manual of Egyptian ... (See Baedeker.) A dp/en or more of the most important should be traced and ..."

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