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). Compare Dutch Balkonië, meaning the same. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /balˈkoːni̯en/ Hyphenation: Bal‧ko‧ni‧en === Proper noun === Balkonien n (proper noun, strong, genitive Balkoniens) (humorous) One’s own balcony, referred to as if it were a vacation destination; the place where one spends one’s staycation.