tourism

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈtɔːɹɪzəm/ See IPA manual

Freq #15066

Meanings

1

noun
The activity of travelling to places for pleasure.

Mass tourism has damaged the once-quiet beach.
2

noun
The business of providing services for travellers.

Tourism brings a lot of money into the area.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · the business of providing... touristry

Word family

Derived forms agritourismagrotourismalcotourismantitourismaquatourismarchitourismastrotourismavitourismcybertourismecotourismenotourismethnotourism

Related forms tourist

Etymology

From tour + -ism.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# tourism

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈtɔːɹɪzəm/
**Frequency rank:** 15066

## Meanings
1. The activity of travelling to places for pleasure.
2. The business of providing services for travellers.

## Examples
- Mass tourism has damaged the once-quiet beach.
- Tourism brings a lot of money into the area.

## Derived Forms
- agritourism
- agrotourism
- alcotourism
- antitourism
- aquatourism
- architourism
- astrotourism
- avitourism
- cybertourism
- ecotourism
- enotourism
- ethnotourism

## Related Forms
- tourist

## Roots and Affixes
- Affix: -ism - doctrine

## Etymology
From tour + -ism.

## AI Etymology
Tourism is from tour + -ism. The surface analysis is tour + -ism. In present-day use, it can mean the activity of travelling to places for pleasure, or the business of providing services for travellers. Derived formations include agritourism, agrotourism, alcotourism, antitourism, aquatourism, architourism, astrotourism, avitourism.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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