tourism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- [ˈtʉːɾɪszəm] (Scotland)
- /ˈtɔːɹɪzəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtoːɹɪzəm/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈtɝ.ɪszəm/ (US)
- /ˈtɔɹɪst/ (US)
- /ˈtʊəɹɪzəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtʉɾɪszəm/ (Scotland)
- /ˈtʊɹɪzəm/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /ˈtɵːɹɪzəm/ (British, Southern, Standard)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home.
Mass tourism damaged the beach.
The state treats Jeju tourism as ideological contraband. […] By criminalizing tourism, the state criminalizes faith.
2025 November 26, Fang Yongrui (pseudonym), “Tourism as Treason: Pastor Sun Chenghao Sentenced to Four and a Half Years for a Trip”, in Bitter Winter, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2025:
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(uncountable, usually) The industry in which such travels and sightseeing are organized.
Tourism brings a lot of tax revenue to the area.
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(figuratively, uncountable, usually) The act of visiting another region or jurisdiction for a particular purpose.
libel tourism; suicide tourism; sex tourism
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tourisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
adventure tourism · religious tourism · party tourism · educational tourism · ecotourism · burglary tourism · sustainable tourism · dark tourism · teletourism · overtourism · avitourism · sex tourism · jungle tourism · astrotourism · undertourism · architourism · suicide tourism · class tourism · mass tourism · bookstore tourism · libel tourism · literary tourism · enotourism · aquatourism · agrotourism · nontourism · romance tourism · antitourism · pescatourism · apitourism · film tourism · war tourism · poorism · alcotourism · fertility tourism · agritourism · ghetto tourism · conscious tourism · ethnotourism · tourist · disaster tourism · cybertourism · health tourism · alternative tourism · benefit tourism · geotourism · medical tourism · gambling tourism · cultural tourism · faith tourism · phototourism · accessible tourism · protourism · tourismphobia · gastrotourism · fuel tourism · space tourism · voluntourism · birth tourism · thanatourism · crime tourism · VFR tourism · posttourism · abortion tourism
Descendants
Relateds
Translations (143)
cmn 游覽 /游览 (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · ca turisme (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · he תיירות (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · cmn 旅遊 /旅游 (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · tg туризм (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · eo turismo (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · et turism (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · id turisme (industry) · he תַּיָּרוּת (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · cs turismus (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · tr seyahat (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · yue 旅遊 /旅游 (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · tk syýahat (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · as পৰ্যটন (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · hi टूरिज़्म (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · mr पर्यटन (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · ps سياحت (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · ga turasóireacht (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · it turismo (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · mk тури́зам (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · pl turystyka (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · hy տուրիզմ (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · fa-ira جَهانْگَرْدی (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · hi देशाटन (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · nb turisme (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · lb Tourismus (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · cmn 旅行 (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · cs turistika (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · id pariwisata (industry) · ga turasóireacht (industry) · cmn 旅遊業 /旅游业 (industry) · an torismo (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · nl toerisme (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · ug ساياھەچىلىك (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · eu turismo (collectively, the tourists visiting a place or landmark) · cmn 旅行 (act of visiting for a purpose) · vi du lịch (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · cmn 觀光 /观光 (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · vi lữ hành (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · eu turismo (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · mt turiżmu (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · tk syýahatçylyk (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · da turisme (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · ur ٹُورِزْم (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · nn turisme (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · ms pelancongan (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · sh турѝзам (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · sco tourism (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · de Tourismusindustrie (industry) · bn পর্যটন (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · id kepariwisataan (industry) · sv turism (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · tg саёҳат (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · ja 旅行 (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · el τουρισμός (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · be туры́зм (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · io turismo (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · vi sự du lịch (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · fi turismi (collectively, the tourists visiting a place or landmark) · ky саякат (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · lo ການທ່ອງທ່ຽວ (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · hi पर्यटन (industry) · ug ساياھەت (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · th การท่องเที่ยว (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · de Reiseverkehr (collectively, the tourists visiting a place or landmark) · cmn 旅遊 /旅游 (act of visiting for a purpose) · is ferðamennska (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · tr turizm (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · mn жуулчлал (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · tg ҷаҳонгардӣ (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · fi turismi (act of visiting for a purpose) · lt turizmas (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · cmn 觀光 /观光 (act of visiting for a purpose) · si සංචාරක (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · lv tūrisms (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · ru тури́зм (industry) · uk тури́зм (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · kk туризм (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · kk саяхат (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · ky туризм (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · ml ടൂറിസം (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · ml വിനോദസഞ്ചാരം (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · gl turismo (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · arz سياحة (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · rue тури́стика (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · es turismo (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · sc turismu (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · sk turistika (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · id pariwisata (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · hu turizmus (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · uz turizm (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · ms pelancongan (industry) · km ទេសចរណ៍ (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · fi turistit (collectively, the tourists visiting a place or landmark) · sa पर्यटनम् (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · oc torisme (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · ru тури́зм (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · tk turizm (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · fi turismi (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · fi matkailu (industry) · de Tourismusbranche (industry) · af toerisme (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · ro turism (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · fi matkailu (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · hi पर्यटन (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · es turismo (collectively, the tourists visiting a place or landmark) · tl turismo (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · fr tourisme (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · yue 觀光 /观光 (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · az səyahət (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · no turisme (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · fa-ira سِیاحَت (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · hi सियाहत (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · kmr geştûguzarî (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · sk turizmus (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · pt turismo (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · uz sayohat (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · de Tourismus (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · ur سِیاحَت (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · ka ტურიზმი (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · de -tourismus (act of visiting for a purpose) · it turismo (collectively, the tourists visiting a place or landmark) · sl turizem (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · bg тури́зъм (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · ko 관광 (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · yi טוריזם (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · sq turizm (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · yue 游覽 /游览 (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · cmn 游覽 /游览 (act of visiting for a purpose) · is ferðaþjónusta (industry) · sa पर्यटन (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · ja 観光 (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · ps ټوريزم (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · ast turismu (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · ar سِيَّاحَة (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · hy զբոսաշրջություն (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · az turizm (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · fa-ira گَرْدِشْگَری (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · tg сайёҳат (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · yue 旅行 (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · kmr turîzm (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · sh turìzam (the act of travelling or sightseeing) · de Fremdenverkehr (collectively, the tourists visiting a place or landmark)