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holiday camp

British  

noun

  1. a place, esp one at the seaside, providing accommodation, recreational facilities, etc, for holiday-makers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Series one faithful Dr Amos Ogunkoya describes his days in the castle as "a really nice holiday camp, until the roundtable".

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025

The fossils were found near Minehead, on the south bank of the Bristol Channel, near what is now a Butlin's holiday camp.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2024

The recognition came both for his acting and his charitable work, notably helping to found Jordan River Village, a holiday camp in Israel for seriously ill children from all ethnic and religious backgrounds.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2023

Founded in 1936 by Billy Butlin, the first all-inclusive seaside holiday camp opened its first site in Skegness, Lincolnshire.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2022

I think it had been a bathroom back in the holiday camp days, because the only window had frosted glass and was really high up near the ceiling.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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