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  2. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms, sometimes simply as lists of synonyms and antonyms.

  3. Names of Easter - Wikipedia

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    The holiday is frequently referred to in the plural, Pashkët. Similarly, Filipino adopted the Spanish term into Pasko (i.e., Pasko ng Pagkabuhay, "Pascha of the Resurrection"). The term, however, is more often used for Christmas. In all modern Celtic languages the term for Easter is derived from Latin.

  4. Holiday camp - Wikipedia

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    This photograph of Butlin's in Mosney shows the rows of chalet accommodation found at the company's holiday camps until the 1980s.. A holiday camp is a type of holiday accommodation, primarily in the United Kingdom, that encourages holidaymakers to stay within the site boundary, and provides entertainment and facilities for them throughout the day.

  5. Chocolatier - Wikipedia

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    Chocolatier in Grenoble, France A chocolatier making chocolate eggs Hollow chocolate figures for Saint Nicholas and Christmas celebrations. A chocolatier (/ ˌ tʃ ɒ k əl ə ˈ t ɪər, ˈ tʃ ɒ k əl ə t ɪər / CHOK-əl-ə-TEER, -⁠teer, UK also / ˌ tʃ ɒ k ə ˈ l æ t ɪər / CHOK-ə-LAT-eer, French: [ʃɔkɔlatje] ⓘ) is a person or company who makes confectioneries from chocolate.

  6. Staycation - Wikipedia

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    A staycation (a portmanteau of "stay" and "vacation"), or holistay (a portmanteau of "holiday" and "stay"), is a period in which an individual or family stays home and participates in leisure activities within day trip distance of their home and does not require overnight accommodation. [2]

  7. Tour operator - Wikipedia

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    An open top double decker bus is used worldwide to provide sightseeing tours, such as this one in Washington, D. C., USA. A tour operator is a business that typically combines and organizes accommodations, meals, sightseeing and transportation components, [1] in order to create a package tour.

  8. Tourism - Wikipedia

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    Tourists at the Temple of Apollo, Delphi, Greece. Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel. [1] UN Tourism defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as being limited to holiday activity only", as people "travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more ...

  9. Holiday village - Wikipedia

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    A holiday village (abbreviated HV) is a holiday resort where the visitors stay in villas. There is a central area with shops , entertainment , and other amenities . [ 1 ] One example is Center Parcs .