Bettenburg

German

Etymology

Bett (“bed”) +‎ -en- +‎ Burg (“castle”)

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Noun

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  1. (colloquial, derogatory) giant hotel; over-developed resort
    • 2012, Izabella Gawin, DuMont Reise-Taschenbuch Gran Canaria, DuMont Reiseverlag, →ISBN, page 8:
      Doch muss man sich nur wenige Kilometer von den Bettenburgen fortbewegen, um ein völlig anderes Gran Canaria zu erleben—einsam, wild und unberührt.
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Declension

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