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city break en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A trip to a city taken for pleasure, typically a relatively short holiday in a distant or foreign city with no travel outside that city.
    • Promoting Dublin as a city break destination is also a key element of the marketing plans for the city. A “city break” destination is commonly understood as a short trip to a single city with no overnight stays anywhere else for the duration of the holiday. 2016 September 1, Linda L. Lowry, The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Travel and Tourism, SAGE Publications, →ISBN:
    • I'm trying to encourage them to plan a holiday. Not just a city break with museums and stuff, but something epic. 2020 August 4, Ronan Hession, Leonard and Hungry Paul, Melville House, →ISBN, page 121:
    • Prague is one of the most popular European city break destinations, with a highly developed tourist industry and a large expat population who, if nothing else, help to boost the city's nightlife. 2014 April 1, Jacy Meyer, Pocket Rough Guide Prague, Rough Guides UK, →ISBN:
    • In North America, as in the UK, hen parties have evolved to incorporate variants of the alcoholic and behavioural excess traditionally associated with stag parties. Together they have become a significant part of the weekend or city-break segment of the tourism and travel industry. 2012 November 12, Marion Roberts, Adam Eldridge, Planning the Night-time City, Routledge, →ISBN, page 73:

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