tourism B1 Topic:Travel 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 AI details From tour + -ism. Topics Travel External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Travel markdown