Baden
a region in SW Germany, formerly a state, now incorporated in Baden-Württemberg.
Baden-Baden.
Contemporary Examples
“He rushed from the middle of the trial to go film a TV series,” Baden says witheringly.
Phil Spector’s Jersey Girl Lawyer: Meet the Real Linda Kenney Baden Lloyd Grove March 21, 2013
From that moment on, Dr. Baden became the Herbert von Karajan of the scientific and medical aspects of Claus’ second trial.
I Helped Save Claus von Bulow Andrea Reynolds December 8, 2008
Not surprisingly, given her risk-taking profession, Baden is a competitive poker player.
Phil Spector’s Jersey Girl Lawyer: Meet the Real Linda Kenney Baden Lloyd Grove March 21, 2013
Historical Examples
Eugene obeyed implicitly; and Ayre, not without honest pride, recounted his Baden triumph.
Father Stafford Anthony Hope
To reach Baden it was necessary to pass through Switzerland.
Hortense, Makers of History Series John S. C. Abbott
They make up Badens stock in trade, and Baden is too good a merchant not to have attractive wares for sale.
Nasby in Exile David R. Locke
Some of the soldiers had a good time working on the Baden farms.
The Better Germany in War Time Harold Picton
I purpose to drag myself to Baden to-morrow to take lodgings and in a few days will have to go there to stay.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3) Alexander Wheelock Thayer
Insurgent expeditions were organized in Wurtemberg and Baden.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Edwin Emerson
The territory of Baden is of great length, but narrow; its population is now increased to 940,000.
A tour through some parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany and Belgium Richard Boyle Bernard
noun
a former state of West Germany, now part of Baden-Württemberg
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