travel guidebook
- noun
- /ˈtrævəl ˈɡaɪdˌbʊk/
:
guía de viaje
- I found a useful travel guidebook that suggested the best restaurants to try in Rome.
Examples
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The travel guidebook provided detailed maps and insights into the local culture.
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Later, sitting in a coffee shop further north, in Strabane, I dived into my travel guidebook for information on the county.
Fiction book (2001) -
This dynamic might profitably be examined using published data on tourist destinations, travel guidebooks (the use of a certain book may mark the owner's class or supply of "cultural capital"), and particularly trade journals and promotional materials within the travel industry, which may offer keywords indicating the expected "class" of certain destinations, and how these may have changed over time.
Academic text (1994) -
Before our trip to Japan, I bought a travel guidebook that listed all the must-see attractions.
Synonyms
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1.0
A book that gives simple instructions and basic information
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3.1
A short book with useful information and instructions about a subject or place
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2.1
A book that gives information and advice about a place or activity
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2.6
A book you use to check facts or information
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4.0
A book with details and maps to help travelers visit places
A book that gives information about roads and routes, often with maps
An easy introduction to a subject for people with no previous knowledge
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
travel + guidebook
The meaning 'a book containing information for travelers' is directly derivable from combining 'travel' (journeying) with 'guidebook' (a book that gives guidance); even though 'guidebook' was not found in the provided dictionary, its internal composition ('guide' + 'book') makes the sense transparent. This is a regular noun-noun compound pattern common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The compound noun travel guidebook comes from the idea of a real guide showing you where to go and a book holding maps and tips on paper. That's why a travel guidebook is a book that gives 'advice' and 'directions' about places to help you when you travel.