English Online Dictionary. What means tourism? What does tourism mean?
English
Etymology
From tour + -ism.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɔː(ɹ).ɪz.əm/, /ˈtʊə̯(ɹ).ɪz.əm/
Noun
tourism (usually uncountable, plural tourisms)
- The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home.
- The industry in which such travels and sightseeing are organized.
- (figurative) The act of visiting another region or jurisdiction for a particular purpose.
- libel tourism; suicide tourism; sex tourism
Derived terms
Related terms
- tourist
Descendants
- → French: tourisme (see there for further descendants)
Translations
Anagrams
- morutis, rims out