Main Entry:

Ba·den

Pronunciation:

\ˈbä-d^ən\

Function:

geographical name

1 region SW Germany bordering on Switzerland & France; formerly a grand duchy (1805–1918), a state of the Weimar Republic (1918–33), an administrative division of the Third Reich (1933–49), & a state of the Bonn Republic (1949–51) ∗ Karlsruhe — see baden-w{uuml}rttemberg 2 baden-baden