Baedeker

/ˈbeɪ.dɪ.kər/ noun

Definition

A guidebook or handbook for travelers, especially one that provides detailed information about destinations, attractions, and practical travel advice.

Etymology

Named after Karl Baedeker, a 19th-century German publisher who created famous travel guides starting in the 1830s. His name became synonymous with comprehensive travel guidebooks.

Kelly Says

Baedeker guidebooks were so popular and detailed that German WWI military planners allegedly used them to target culturally important sites in Belgium and France—showing how commercial guidebooks can have unexpected historical consequences!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Baedeker ጉዞ መ îndያ
ba-e-de-ker gu-zo men-dia
ARالعربية
دليل باييدكر
da-leel ba-ye-de-ker
BNবাংলা
বায়ডেকের গাইড
ba-ye-de-ker g-aide
CACatalà
Guia Baedeker
g-uia ba-e-de-ker
CSČeština
Baedeker průvodce
ba-e-de-ker pro-vo-d-ce
DADansk
Baedeker rejseguide
ba-e-de-ker rej-se-g-uide
DEDeutsch
Baedeker Reiseführer
ba-e-de-ker rye-se-fyu-her
ELΕλληνικά
Γεωγραφικός Baedeker
geo-graf-ikos ba-e-de-ker
ESEspañol
guía Baedeker
gwee-a ba-e-de-ker
FAفارسی
Baedeker راهنمای سفر
ba-e-de-ker ra-ha-na-may saf-er
FISuomi
Baedeker matkaopas
ba-e-de-ker mat-ka-o-pas
FRFrançais
guide Baedeker
gide ba-e-de-ker
GUGU
બેડેકર ગાઇડ
be-de-ker g-a-i-d
HAHA
Baedeker shafin
ba-e-de-ker sha-fin
HEעברית
Baedeker מדריך
ba-e-de-ker me-da-rich
HIहिन्दी
बैडेकर गाइड
ba-i-de-ker g-ide
HUMagyar
Baedeker útikalauz
ba-e-de-ker u-ti-ka-lau-z
IDBahasa Indonesia
panduan Baedeker
pan-dua-n ba-e-de-ker
IGIG
Baedeker ọrụ
ba-e-de-ker or-u
ITItaliano
guida Baedeker
gwee-da ba-e-de-ker
JA日本語
バエデッカー旅行ガイド
ba-e-de-kka-a ryokou gai-do
KKKK
Baedeker саяхат баспас
ba-e-de-ker sa-ya-hat ba-spa-s
KMKM
Baedeker ប្រវត្តិ
ba-e-de-ker pra-vat-ti
KO한국어
바이데커 여행 가이드
ba-i-de-keo yeo-haeng gai-do
MRMR
बेडेकर मार्गदर्शक
be-de-ker mar-g-dar-shak
MSBahasa Melayu
Panduan Baedeker
pan-dua-n ba-e-de-ker
MYမြန်မာ
Baedeker သို့ သွားမည်
ba-e-de-ker tho-t swar-mi
NLNederlands
Baedeker reisgids
ba-e-de-ker reis-gids
NONorsk
Baedeker reiseguide
ba-e-de-ker rei-se-g-uide
PAPA
ਬੈਡੇਕਰ ਗਾਈਡ
ba-de-ker g-a-i-d
PLPolski
Baedeker przewodnik
ba-e-de-ker pre-wo-d-nik
PTPortuguês
guia Baedeker
gwee-a ba-e-de-ker
RORomână
Ghid Baedeker
g-hid ba-e-de-ker
RUРусский
Путеводитель Baedeker
pu-te-vo-di-tel ba-e-de-ker
SVSvenska
Baedeker reseguide
ba-e-de-ker re-se-g-uide
SWKiswahili
Baedeker mwongozo
ba-e-de-ker m-won-go-zo
TAதமிழ்
பேட்டெக்கர் பயண வழிகாட்டி
pa-et-te-kkar pa-ya-na va-zi-ka-tti
TEతెలుగు
బేడెకర్ పర్యటన గైడ్
ba-de-ker pa-ryata-na g-a-id
THไทย
คู่มือ Baedeker
koo-mue ba-e-de-ker
TLTL
Baedeker gabay
ba-e-de-ker ga-bay
TRTürkçe
Baedeker rehberi
ba-e-de-ker reh-be-ri
UKУкраїнська
Baedeker путівник
ba-e-de-ker pu-tiv-nik
URاردو
بايڈیکر گائیڈ
ba-ye-de-ker g-a-i-d
VITiếng Việt
hướng dẫn Baedeker
huong dan ba-e-de-ker
YOYO
Baedeker ọ̀rọ̀
ba-e-de-ker or-o
ZH中文
贝德克旅行指南
bèi dé kè lǚ xíng zhǐ nán
ZUZU
Baedeker umlando
ba-e-de-ker um-lan-do

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