Balkonien

German

Etymology

From Balkon (“balcony”) + -ien (“-ia, -y”) typical of country and island names (compare Spanien (“Spain”), Italien (“Italy”), Sardinien (“Sardinia”), Sizilien (“Sicily”), Albanien (“Albania”), Rumänien (“Romania”), Bulgarien (“Bulgaria”), and so forth).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /balˈkoːni̯en/
  • Hyphenation: Bal‧ko‧ni‧en

Proper noun

Balkonien n (genitive Balkoniens)

  1. (humorous) one’s own balcony, referred to as if it were a vacation destination; the place where one spends one’s staycation
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