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guidebook

American  
[gahyd-book] / ˈgaɪdˌbʊk /

noun

  1. a book of directions, advice, and information, especially for travelers or tourists.

guidebook British  
/ ˈɡaɪdˌbʊk /

noun

  1. Also called: guide.  a handbook with information for visitors to a place, as a historic building, museum, or foreign country

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • guidebookish adjective
  • guidebooky adjective

Etymology

Origin of guidebook

First recorded in 1805–15; guide + book

Example Sentences

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A guidebook to the Coast to Coast was published by him in the early 1970s in his own handwriting and sketches.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

If it sparks your curiosity, check it out — and consider pairing it with a guidebook, history, or photography collection from the same place.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

The Nazis had gotten their hands on a Spanish guidebook published in 1929 and reproduced the map for military use.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

They have no guidebook for thinking about what exactly was at stake, what exactly they were giving up when they agreed.

From Slate • May 27, 2025

When her marriage ended, she had no guidebook to turn to, nothing that plotted a future course for a woman whose husband declared himself gay.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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