TOURISM

tourism, touristry

(noun) the business of providing services to tourists; “Tourism is a major business in Bermuda”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tourism (usually uncountable, plural tourisms)

The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home.

The industry in which such travels and sightseeing are organized.

Collectively, the tourists visiting a place or landmark.

(figurative) The act of visiting another region or jurisdiction for a particular purpose.

Anagrams

• morutis, rims out

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

19 June 2025

ROOTS

(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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