vacationland
noun
va·ca·tion·land
vā-ˈkā-shən-ˌland 
və-
: an area with recreational attractions and facilities for vacationers
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Greek empire in the Dells Icarus’ journey to becoming the tallest waterslide in America is the culmination of more than 50 years of ambition for the Mt. Olympus waterpark resort in the vast, kitschy middle-class vacationland that is Wisconsin Dells.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
The heavily accented, Polish Holocaust survivor was a constant presence in the Jewish vacationland in upstate New York, offering a one-of-a-kind type of entertainment: speed-painting.
—Julia Gergely, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2024
Beyond its vacationland veneer, Lahaina holds sacred sites for Native Hawaiians, and has for generations been home to various cultural groups and social classes.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2023
In vacationland, Halle Bailey’s interminable braids and curls took on romantic, noir qualities in Paris, as a Mexican backdrop afforded Lupita Nyong’o’s seaside selfies an additional wash of luminosity.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 2 July 2023
Anyone who has taken a family trip to one of America’s coastal vacationlands will recognize the milieu: the unrelenting beauty of the seaside, oafish tourists in the high season, a corner bar the locals visit for a generous pour and fried calamari.
—Amanda Uhle, Washington Post, 27 June 2023
It’s not a sideshow, or simply a tropical vacationland.
—Steven Litt, cleveland, 15 Jan. 2023
Khristen, a teenager, arrives at this bleak vacationland after the boarding school to which her mother has abandoned her scatters students to the four winds.
—Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2021
But not everybody seems cut out for life in a vacationland, even if New York is just a couple hours away.
—New York Times, 14 May 2021
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
The heavily accented, Polish Holocaust survivor was a constant presence in the Jewish vacationland in upstate New York, offering a one-of-a-kind type of entertainment: speed-painting.
—Julia Gergely, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2024
Beyond its vacationland veneer, Lahaina holds sacred sites for Native Hawaiians, and has for generations been home to various cultural groups and social classes.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2023
In vacationland, Halle Bailey’s interminable braids and curls took on romantic, noir qualities in Paris, as a Mexican backdrop afforded Lupita Nyong’o’s seaside selfies an additional wash of luminosity.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 2 July 2023
Anyone who has taken a family trip to one of America’s coastal vacationlands will recognize the milieu: the unrelenting beauty of the seaside, oafish tourists in the high season, a corner bar the locals visit for a generous pour and fried calamari.
—Amanda Uhle, Washington Post, 27 June 2023
It’s not a sideshow, or simply a tropical vacationland.
—Steven Litt, cleveland, 15 Jan. 2023
Khristen, a teenager, arrives at this bleak vacationland after the boarding school to which her mother has abandoned her scatters students to the four winds.
—Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2021
But not everybody seems cut out for life in a vacationland, even if New York is just a couple hours away.
—New York Times, 14 May 2021
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“Vacationland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacationland. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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vacationland
noun
va·ca·tion·land
vā-ˈkā-shən-ˌland
: a place where many people go on vacation
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