tourism.
The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home.
Meaning & usage
The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home.
Mass tourism damaged the beach.
The industry in which such travels and sightseeing are organized.
Tourism brings a lot of tax revenue to the area.
The act of visiting another region or jurisdiction for a particular purpose.
libel tourism; suicide tourism; sex tourism
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree 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 From tour + -ism.
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