Bettenburg

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German

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Etymology

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Bett (bed) +‎ -en- +‎ Burg (castle)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Bettenburg f (genitive Bettenburg, plural Bettenburgen)

  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.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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