Baden-Baden

American

[bahd-n-bahd-n] / ˈbɑd nˈbɑd n /

noun

a city in western Baden-Württemberg, in southwestern Germany: a spa town and tourist destination.

Baden-Baden British

noun

a spa in SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg. Pop: 53 938 (2003 est)

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I have twice spent time at the famed German spa town Baden-Baden and not once so much as dipped a toe in the cold pool.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

The pair arrested this week flew from Spain to Baden-Baden in Germany, then travelled to France.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2023

German union Verdi called on security and ground handling staff at airports in Duesseldorf, Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart and Baden-Baden to strike over pay and working conditions.

From Reuters • Mar. 17, 2023

This offered American recognition for the first time, and a chance to develop a craft honed not just in Baden-Baden, but also in Zurich, where he held positions with the Tonhalle Orchestra, and in Aix-en-Provence.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2022

Dvorak’s other notable student, organist and composer Harry Rowe Shelley, may not have heeded the call as conscientiously, certainly not if his orchestral works Souvenir de Baden-Baden and The Crusaders are anything to go by.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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