ecotourism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɛkoʊˈtʊɹɪzəm/ (US)
- /ˌiːkəʊˈtʊəɹɪz(ə)m/ (UK)
- /ˌikoʊˈtʊɹɪzəm/ (US)
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Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Responsible (sustainable) travel to natural areas supporting the fauna, flora, and local economy.
Driven by a search for the perfectly "grammable" shot, ecotourism is everywhere on the rise, though it rarely delivers on the promise of its name, which is to reconcile the impulse to consume nature with the desire to conserve it.
2020 August 24, Amia Srinivasan, “What Have We Done to the Whale?”, in The New Yorker:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ecotourisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (38)
hy էկոտուրիզմ (responsible travel) · nl duurzaam toerisme (responsible travel) · es ecoturismo (responsible travel) · ms ekotourisme (responsible travel) · ca ecoturisme (responsible travel) · da økoturisme (responsible travel) · fi ekoturismi (responsible travel) · nb økoturisme (responsible travel) · cmn 生態觀光 /生态观光 (responsible travel) · km អេកូទេសចរណ៍ (responsible travel) · el οικοτουρισμός (responsible travel) · he תיירות אקולוגית (responsible travel) · sv ekoturism (responsible travel) · is visthæf ferðamennska (responsible travel) · ko 생태 관광 (responsible travel) · ka ეკოტურიზმი (responsible travel) · cmn 生態旅遊 /生态旅游 (responsible travel) · ar سِيَاحَة بِيئِيَّة (responsible travel) · tr ekoturizm (responsible travel) · vi du lịch sinh thái (responsible travel) · fa طبیعتگردی (responsible travel) · fr écotourisme (responsible travel) · sh ekološki turizam (responsible travel) · cs ekoturistika (responsible travel) · sh eko-turizam (responsible travel) · es turismo ecológico (responsible travel) · ja エコツーリズム (responsible travel) · de Ökotourismus (responsible travel) · fi ekomatkailu (responsible travel) · nn økoturisme (responsible travel) · cy ecodwristiaeth (responsible travel) · pt ecoturismo (responsible travel) · ru экологи́ческий тури́зм (responsible travel) · pl ekoturystyka (responsible travel) · et ökoturism (responsible travel) · ru экотури́зм (responsible travel) · ga éiceathurasóireacht (responsible travel) · mk екотуризам (responsible travel)