@MappedSuperclass
public abstract class BasePersistentObjectTranslateable<T, X extends Translation> extends BasePersistentObject<T> {
   
    @OneToMany()
    protected List<X> translations;
   

    public List<X> getTranslations() {
        return translations;
    }

   
    public void setTranslations(List<X> translations) {
        this.translations = translations;
    }
}

@Entity()
@Table(name="Cities")
public class City extends BasePersistentObjectTranslateable<City, CityTranslation> {
   
    // This is the wanted annotation
    // @OneToMany(mappedBy="city")
    // protected List<CityTranslation> translations;
   
   
}

@MappedSuperclass
public abstract class Translation extends BasePersistentObject<Translation> {
   
   
    @ManyToOne()
    @JoinColumn(name="LanguageId")
    protected Language language;
   
    @Column(name="TranslatedText")
    protected String translatedText;
   
    /** Creates a new instance of Translation */
    public Translation() {
    }


    public Language getLanguage() {
        return language;
    }

    public void setLanguage(Language language) {
        this.language = language;
    }

    public String getTranslatedText() {
        return translatedText;
    }

    public void setTranslatedText(String translatedText) {
        this.translatedText = translatedText;
    }
   
}

@Entity()
@Table(name="CitiesTranslations")
public class CityTranslation extends Translation {
   
    @ManyToOne()
    @JoinColumn(name="CityId")
    private City city;
   
    /** Creates a new instance of CityTranslation */
    public CityTranslation() {
    }

    public City getCity() {
        return city;
    }

    public void setCity(City city) {
        this.city = city;
    }

}