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tourism

  • /ˈtʊəɹɪzəm/ UK
  • /ˈtɔːɹɪzəm/ UK
  • /ˈtoːɹɪzəm/ British, Southern, Standard
  • /ˈtɵːɹɪzəm/ British, Southern, Standard
  • /ˈtʊɹɪzəm/ US
  • /ˈtɝ.ɪszəm/ US
  • /ˈtɔɹɪst/ US
  • /ˈtʉɾɪszəm/ Scotland
  • [ˈtʉːɾɪszəm] Scotland

noun tourisms

  1. uncountable, usually The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home. Mass tourism damaged the beach.
  2. uncountable, usually The industry in which such travels and sightseeing are organized. Tourism brings a lot of tax revenue to the area.
  3. figuratively, uncountable, usually The act of visiting another region or jurisdiction for a particular purpose. libel tourism; suicide tourism; sex tourism

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Closest in meaning: touristry, touring, touristic, sightseeing, tourist, sight-seeing, tour, travel, eco-tourism, visitor, traveler, vacation, travelling, visiting, trip, resort

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noun the act of travelling or sightseeing

Españolturismo
한국어관광 gwan'gwang
日本語観光 kankō, 旅行 ryokō
中文旅遊 /旅游 lǚyóu, 游覽 /游览 yóulǎn, 旅行 lǚxíng, 觀光 /观光 guānguāng
हिन्दीपर्यटन paryaṭan, देशाटन deśāṭan, टूरिज़्म ṭūrizma, सियाहत siyāhat
Portuguêsturismo
Françaistourisme
DeutschTourismus
Italianoturismo
Ελληνικάτουρισμός tourismós
Românăturism
Русскийтури́зм turízm
Tiếng Việtsự du lịch, du lịch, lữ hành
العربيةسِيَّاحَة siyyāḥa
עבריתתַּיָּרוּת, תיירות tayarút

noun industry

中文旅遊業 /旅游业 lǚyóuyè
हिन्दीपर्यटन paryaṭan
DeutschTourismusindustrie, Tourismusbranche
Русскийтури́зм turízm

noun collectively, the tourists visiting a place or landmark

Españolturismo
DeutschFremdenverkehr, Reiseverkehr
Italianoturismo

noun act of visiting for a purpose

中文旅遊 /旅游 lǚyóu, 游覽 /游览 yóulǎn, 旅行 lǚxíng, 觀光 /观光 guānguāng
Deutsch-tourismus

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@misc{tourism_2026,
  title = {tourism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tourism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}