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For most Britons, the first choice for a vacation is a visit to Europe, followed by the choice of holiday destinations within Europe.

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  1. noun A period of time devoted to pleasure, rest, or relaxation, especially one with pay granted to an employee.
  2. noun A holiday.
  3. noun A fixed period of holidays, especially one during which a school, court, or business suspends activities.
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holiday ·  cruise ·  trip ·  resort ·  weekend ·  tour ·  honeymoon ·  villa ·  visit ·  summer ·  cabana ·  outing

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vacation:   vacations ·  vacationed ·  vacationing
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  1. Middle English vacacioun, from Old French vacation, from Latin vacātiō, vacātiōn-, freedom from occupation, from vacātus, past participle of vacāre, to be empty, at leisure; see euə- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English vacacion, vacacioun, from Old French vacacion, vacation, French vacation = Provencal vaccatio = Spanish vacacion = Portuguese vacação = Italian vacazione, from Latin vacatio(n-), leisure, from vacare, past participle vacatus, be empty, free, or unoccupied: see vacate.
 

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