vacationland

[ vey-key-shuhn-land, vuh- ]

noun

1. an area having recreational facilities, historic or picturesque sights, etc., that attract vacationists.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vacationland¹

vacation + -land

Example Sentences

A loss leader and a billboard food for nearly every casino on the Strip, prime rib became the perfect dish for a town branding itself as the vacationland of middle-class luxury.

From Seattle Times

A small working-class city, Stanton is shrugging off its Crossroads to Vacationland past that left it a retail ghost town along the highway.

From Los Angeles Times

Don’t read this the wrong way, but “Vacationland” is a Lifetime movie on the page.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Putin’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 was popular both because so many Russians felt a personal attachment to the Soviet-era vacationland and because it was accomplished without a shot being fired.

From New York Times

Like the residents of Vacationland, Humpty Dumpty chips hold a mysterious air about them that makes it hard to piece together their story.

From Salon