English Explanatory Dictionary

tourism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home.
  2. The industry in which such travels and sightseeing are organized.
  3. The act of visiting another region or jurisdiction for a particular purpose.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɔːɹɪzəm/ /ˈtʊəɹɪzəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tourism.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-tourism.wav

Word forms

tourism tourisms

Etymology

From tour + -ism.

Related words

tourist

Derived words

abortion tourism accessible tourism adventure tourism agritourism agrotourism alcotourism alternative tourism antitourism aquatourism architourism astrotourism avitourism benefit tourism birth tourism bookstore tourism burglary tourism class tourism conscious tourism crime tourism cultural tourism cybertourism dark tourism disaster tourism ecotourism educational tourism enotourism ethnotourism faith tourism fertility tourism film tourism fuel tourism gambling tourism gastrotourism geotourism ghetto tourism health tourism jungle tourism libel tourism literary tourism mass tourism medical tourism nontourism overtourism party tourism pescatourism phototourism poorism posttourism protourism religious tourism romance tourism sex tourism space tourism suicide tourism sustainable tourism teletourism thanatourism tourismphobia tourist undertourism
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