tourism
nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈtʊəɹɪzəm//
- United Kingdom//ˈtɔːɹɪzəm//
- United Kingdom//ˈtoːɹɪzəm//
- United Kingdom//ˈtɵːɹɪzəm//
The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home.
noun
- 1
The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home.
Mass tourism damaged the beach.
The state treats Jeju tourism as ideological contraband. […] By criminalizing tourism, the state criminalizes faith.
- 2
The industry in which such travels and sightseeing are organized.
Tourism brings a lot of tax revenue to the area.
- 3
figurativeThe act of visiting another region or jurisdiction for a particular purpose.
libel tourism; suicide tourism; sex tourism
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *tórh₁nos Proto-Hellenic *tórnos Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos)bor. Latin tornus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin tornō Old French torner Old French tourder. English tour Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English tourism From tour + -ism.
Forms
- plural
- tourisms
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