point of interest

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point of interest

noun points of interest · POI

  1. A point on an engineering drawing that has been added to make the layout of the part easier. It is usually the intersection of the tangent lines of a curve.
  2. A location that is worth visiting because it is a tourist attraction or the base for some type of service such as a restaurant or shop. The most important places and attractions of the city (i.e., points of interest) are identified by icons on the map.

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noun location that is worth visiting

Españolpunto de interés
中文景點 /景点 jǐngdiǎn
Françaispoint d'intérêt
DeutschSonderziel
Italianopunto di interesse
Tiếng Việtđịa điểm quan tâm, địa điểm hấp dẫn

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@misc{point_of_interest_2026,
  title = {point of interest},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/point%20of%20interest},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}