Baden

See also: baden, badén, and båden

English

Etymology

From German Baden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑːdən/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːdən

Proper noun

Baden

  1. Baden-Baden, a spa town in Germany.
    1. (historical) A former margravate, electorate, grand duchy, and republic, originally centered in the above town (later in Karlsruhe).
    2. A cultural region roughly equivalent to the above, now part of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
  2. A spa town in Austria.
    1. The surrounding district it governs.
  3. A spa town in Aargau canton, Switzerland.
    1. (historical) Its former county and canton.
    2. The surrounding district it governs.
  4. A locality in Southern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.
  5. Other towns in France, Germany, Canada, Ukraine, and the United States.

Synonyms

  • (German town): Baden-Baden
  • (German region): Margravate of Baden, Electorate of Baden, Grand Duchy of Baden, Republic of Baden
  • (Austrian town): Baden-by-Vienna, Baden near Vienna, Baden bei Wien
  • (Swiss town): Baden-by-Zürich, Baden near Zürich, Baden bei Zürich, Baden-in-Aargau, Baden im Aargau
  • (Swiss region): County of Baden, Canton of Baden

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Proper noun

Baden ?

  1. Baden

German

Etymology

The name comes from the Margraviate of Baden. The surname is a patronymic form of Bade, from Old High German badu (battle, strife), from Proto-West Germanic *badu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaːdən/, [ˈbaːdn̩]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ba‧den
  • Homophone: baden

Proper noun

Baden n (proper noun, strong, genitive Badens)

  1. Baden (various places with multiple hot springs, named using a former plural form of Bad (bath))
    1. a municipality of Lower Austria, Austria
    2. a spa town in Switzerland

Derived terms

Noun

Baden n (strong, genitive Badens, no plural)

  1. gerund of baden: "bathing"
    Synonym: Gebade

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Further reading

  • Baden” in Duden online
  • Baden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache