Etymology

Baden-Baden

Today it means: A spa town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Full definition →

German Baden-Baden
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  1. German · borrowed fromBaden-Baden
  2. English todayBaden-Baden

Borrowed from German Baden-Baden, a contraction of Baden im Baden (“Baden-in-Baden”) in reference to the former Grand Duchy of Baden.

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