“Vacation” or “Vacation”

In my German textbook there is a sentence with "vacation".

"Royal vacation in the shadow of castles and palaces."

I consulted my dictionary and found "vacation". I am curious which word of these two is more common according to you.

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Holidays and vacation can have slightly different meanings.

Employees have vacation (paid time off). Teachers, pupils and non-college students have holidays (vacation, holidays). College students are always busy, they only have lecture-free time (no classes).