vacationland
noun
va·ca·tion·land
vā-ˈkā-shən-ˌland 
və-
: an area with recreational attractions and facilities for vacationers
Examples of vacationland in a Sentence
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Beyond its vacationland veneer, Lahaina holds sacred sites for Native Hawaiians, and has for generations been home to various cultural groups and social classes.
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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
The fantasy vacationland restaurant where Maine meets the Mediterranean.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit, 1 Aug. 2017
The fantasy vacationland restaurant where Maine meets the Mediterranean.
—Bon Appetit, 1 Aug. 2017
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
The fantasy vacationland restaurant where Maine meets the Mediterranean.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit, 1 Aug. 2017
The fantasy vacationland restaurant where Maine meets the Mediterranean.
—Bon Appetit, 1 Aug. 2017
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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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