tourism
pronunciation
How to pronounce tourism in British English:
UK [ˈtʊərɪzəm]
How to pronounce tourism in American English:
US [ˈtʊrɪzəm]
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- Noun:
- the business of providing services to tourists
Word Origin
- tourism (n.)
- 1811, from tour (n.) + -ism.
Example
- 1. Even tourism is suffering because of the france 's high prices .
- 2. On top of that , tourism has dwindled as the country became more expensive . "
- 3. The future of tourism is another point of contention .
- 4. It 's becoming a bit like virtual tourism .
- 5. The japan tourism agency ( jta ) has at last understood this .