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tourism

[ too r-iz-uh m ]
/ ˈtʊər ɪz əm /
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noun

the activity or practice of touring, especially for pleasure.
the business or industry of providing information, accommodations, transportation, and other services to tourists.
the promotion of tourist travel, especially for commercial purposes.

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RELATED WORDS

travel, exploration, journey, resorting, passage, traversing, pilgrimage, jaunting, peregrination, sojourn

Nearby words

  1. tourer,
  2. tourette syndrome,
  3. tourette's syndrome,
  4. tourie,
  5. touring car,
  6. tourist,
  7. tourist car,
  8. tourist class,
  9. tourist court,
  10. tourist home

Origin of tourism

First recorded in 1805–15; tour + -ism
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British Dictionary definitions for tourism

tourism

/ (ˈtʊərɪzəm) /

noun

tourist travel and the services connected with it, esp when regarded as an industry
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for tourism

tourism

n.

1811, from tour (n.) + -ism.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper