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Pronunciation / Transliteration: byeoljang
"그들은 주말마다 교외의 별장으로 휴가를 떠납니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A secondary residence owned or rented by a family or individual, used primarily for recreational purposes, holidays, or seasonal getaways.
"They spend every summer at their vacation home near the lake." - 2
A property specifically furnished and maintained to accommodate short-term holiday rentals for travelers.
"The family rented a cozy vacation home in the mountains for Christmas."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'vacation', originating from the Latin 'vacatio' meaning freedom or release from duties, and 'home', from Old English 'hām', denoting a dwelling place. Together, the compound phrase emerged in modern real estate and tourism lexicon to designate secondary residential properties utilized primarily for leisure and holiday stays.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Vacation home" is said worldwide
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résidence secondaire
Transliteration: ʁe.zi.dɑ̃s sə.kɔ̃.dɛʁ
"Ils passent leurs vacances dans leur résidence secondaire en Bretagne."
Ferienhaus
Transliteration: ˈfeːʁi̯ənˌhaʊ̯s
"Wir haben ein schönes Ferienhaus an der Ostsee gemietet."
casa per le vacanze
Transliteration: ˈka.za per le vaˈkan.tse
"La loro casa per le vacanze si trova vicino al mare."
casa de vacaciones
Transliteration: ˈka.sa ðe βa.kaˈsjo.nes
"Compraron una casa de vacaciones en la costa."
casa de férias
Transliteration: ˈka.zɐ dɨ ˈfɛ.ɾi.ɐʃ
"Eles passam o verão na sua casa de férias no Algarve."
छुट्टियों का घर
Transliteration: chhuttiyon ka ghar
"पहाड़ों में उनका एक छुट्टियों का घर है।"
度假屋
Transliteration: dù jià wū
"他们在海边买了一栋度假屋。"
별장
Transliteration: byeoljang
"그들은 주말마다 교외의 별장으로 휴가를 떠납니다."
別荘
Transliteration: bessō
"夏休みには軽井沢の別荘で過ごします。"
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