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ecotourism.

Responsible (sustainable) travel to natural areas supporting the fauna, flora, and local economy.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌiːkəʊˈtʊəɹɪz(ə)m/UK/ˌɛkoʊˈtʊɹɪzəm/US/ˌikoʊˈtʊɹɪzəm/US
  1. Responsible (sustainable) travel to natural areas supporting the fauna, flora, and local economy.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wóyḱos Proto-Hellenic *wóikos Ancient Greek ϝοῖκος (woîkos) Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) Latin oeco- French éco- English eco- 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 *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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 English ecotourism From eco- + tourism.

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