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tour·ism

(to͝or′ĭz′əm)
n.
1. The practice of traveling for pleasure.
2. The business of providing tours and services for tourists.
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tourism

(ˈtʊərɪzəm)
n
(Commerce) tourist travel and the services connected with it, esp when regarded as an industry
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tour•ism

(ˈtʊər ɪz əm)

n.
1. the occupation of providing information, accommodations, transportation, and other services to tourists.
2. the promotion of tourist travel, esp. for commercial purposes.
[1805–15]
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tourism

1. the activitiy of traveliring for pleasure, to see sights, for recreation etc.
2. the business founded upon this activity. — tourist, n., adj.
See also: Travel
1. the activity of traveling for pleasure, to see sights, for recreation, etc.
2. the business founded upon this activity. — tourist, n., adj.
See also: Recreation
-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:tourism - the business of providing services to tourists]tourism - the business of providing services to tourists; "Tourism is a major business in Bermuda"
ecotourism - tourism to exotic or threatened ecosystems to observe wildlife or to help preserve nature
business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
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Translations
سِيَاحَة سِياحَه
cestovní ruchturismusturistika
turisme
turism
turismimatkailu
turizam
idegenforgalom
túrismi, ferîamannaòjónusta
旅行業
관광
turizmus
turizem
turism
การท่องเที่ยว
ngành du lịch

tourism

[ˈtʊərɪzəm] N → turismo m
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tourism

[ˈtʊərɪzəm]
n → tourisme m
modif [industry, sector] → du tourisme ; [company, agency, organization] → de tourisme ; [minister] → du tourisme
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tourism

n → Fremdenverkehr m, → Tourismus m
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tourism

[ˈtʊərɪz/əm] n → turismo
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tour

(tuə) noun
1. a journey to several places and back. They went on a tour of Italy. toer رِحْلَه обиколка viagem cesta die Rundreise tur; rundrejse γύρος, περιήγηση viaje, excursión reis تور kiertomatka voyage, visite סיור यात्रा obilazak, putovanje utazás, út perjalanan ferðalag viaggio, gita, tour 旅行 유람 kelionė ceļojums; brauciens melancong rondreis rundreise wycieczka, objazd, tournee ګرځښت، سياحت، ګرځيدل سياحت كول، دوره كول viagem călătorie, vizită, turneu турне cesta potovanje obilazak rundresa การท่องเที่ยวไปชมสถานที่ต่าง ๆ gezi 旅遊 подорож; поїздка; турне; тур سير، سياحت chuyến đi 旅游
2. a visit around a particular place. He took us on a tour of the house and gardens. toer, rondwys جَوْلَه обиколка tour prohlídka der Rundgang rundvisning επίσκεψη, ξενάγηση visita tutvumiskäik گردش tutustumiskierros visite סיור सैर, भ्रमण obilazak (kör)séta berkeliling skoðunartúr visita 一巡 (특정한 장소로의) 견학 apžiūrinėjimas, pasivaikščiojimas ekskursija; apskate lawatan rondleiding omvisning obchód ګرځښت vizită, tur осмотр prehliadka obhod poseta rundvandring, -tur การท่องเที่ยวไปชมสถานที่ต่าง ๆ dolaşma 參觀 обхід گشت chuyến đi thăm 参观
3. an official period of time of work usually abroad. He did a tour of duty in Fiji. diens جَوْلَة عَمَل في خارج البِلاد турне comissão služební cesta die Dienstzeit udstationering επαγγελματική θητεία συν. στο εξωτερικό visita; gira ametisõit ماموریت työmatka poste סיור दौर služba, rok službe külszolgálat masa tugas þjónustutími á tilteknum stað (turno) 出張 해외근무 buvimas, tarnybos laikas komandējums; stažēšanās bertugas verblijf tjenestetid staż ماموریت comissão serviciu стажировка (за границией) služobná cesta služba; turneja služba tjänstgöring ระยะเวลาการปฏิบัติหน้าที่ görev süresi 巡視 перебування на посаді; черга відбуття служби دورہ chuyến công tác 巡视
verb
to go on a tour (around). to tour Europe. toer يَجولُ، يَطوف، يقومُ بِجَوْلَةٍ обикалям percorrer procestovat bereisen rejse (rundt i) περιοδεύω viajar; visitar reisima سیاحت کردن kierrellä visiter לְסַייֵר दौरा करना putovati (po) körutazást tesz melancong ferðast um viaggiare 旅行する 여행을 가다 keliauti po []ceļot melancong rondreizen reise rundt, dra på tur objeżdżać سياحت كول percorrer a vizita совершать турне precestovať prepotovati obilaziti resa (göra en rundresa, turnera) i ท่องเที่ยวไปชมสถานที่ต่าง ๆ gezmek, dolaşmak 遊覽 здійснювати подорож سير پر جانا، دورہ کرنا، سياحت کرنا đi thăm 游览
ˈtourism noun
the industry dealing with tourists ie hotels, catering etc. Tourism is an important part of our economy. toerisme سِياحَه туризъм turismo turismus der Tourismus turisme τουρισμός turismo turism جهانگردی turismi tourisme תיירות पर्यटन turizam idegenforgalom pariwisata túrismi, ferðamannaþjónusta turismo 観光業 관광사업 turizmas tūrisms pelancongan toerisme turisme turystyka ګرځندوى، سيلاني، سياح turismo turism туризм cestovný ruch, cestovanie, turistika turizem turizam turism ธุรกิจท่องเที่ยว turizm 旅遊業,觀光業 туризм سياحت du lịch 旅游业,观光业
ˈtourist noun
a person who travels for pleasure. London is usually full of tourists; (also adjective) the tourist industry. toeris سائِح турист turista turista; turistický der/die Tourist(in); Touristen-... turist; turist- τουρίστας turista; turístico turist جهانگرد turisti touriste; touristique תייר पर्यटक turist turista wisatawan túristi, ferðamaður turista; turistico, del turismo 旅行者 여행자, 관광산업 turistas; turizmo tūrists; tūrisms pelancong toerist turist turysta ګرځندوى turista turist; turistic турист turista; turistický turist; turističen turista turist นักท่องเที่ยว turist 遊客 турист, мандрівник سياح khách du lịch 游客
ˈtour guide noun
a person who guides tourists on trips. toergids مُرْشِد سِياحي екскурзовод guia turístico průvodce der Tourguide, der Führer rejseleder; guide ξεναγός, οδηγός τουριστών guía turístico, guía turística giid راهنمای گشت matkaopas guide מַדרִיך טִיוּלִים पर्यटकों का मार्गदर्शन करने वाला turistički vodič (osoba) idegenvezető pemandu wisata guida turistica 旅行ガイド 관광 안내원 ekskursijų vadovas, gidas ekskursijas vadītājs, gids pemandu pelancong reisgids reiseleder; omviser przewodnik [] د ګرځيدلو لارښود экскурсовод turistický sprievodca vodnik turistički vodič reseledare, reseguide ผู้นําทัวร์ tur rehberi 導遊 гид ايسا شخص جو سياحوں کي رہ نمائي کرے hướng dẫn viên du lịch 导游
ˈtourist guide noun
a guide with information about tourist attractions. toeristegids دَليل سِياحي туристически пътеводител guia turístico průvodce der Touristenführer rejsefører τουριστικός οδηγός guía turística reisijuht (raamat), turistiinforaamat راهنمای جاذبه های گردشگری turistiopas guide touristique מַדרִיך תַּייָרִים पर्यटन स्थलों की जानकारी रखने वाला turistički vodič (knjiga) idegenvezetés informasi wisata guida turistica 観光ガイド 관광 안내서 turizmo vadovas ceļvedis pemandu pelancong reisgids reisehåndbok przewodnik turystyczny د ګرځيدلو لارښود туристический справочник turistický sprievodca (knižný) vodič turistički vodič turistguide, -broschyr ผู้นําเที่ยว turist rehberi 導遊手冊 туристичний довідник سياحوں کے ليے رہ نما کتب hướng dẫn viên du lịch 导游手册
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tourism

→ سِيَاحَة cestovní ruch turisme Tourismus τουρισμός turismo turismi tourisme turizam turismo 旅行業 관광 toerisme turisme turystyka turismo туризм turism การท่องเที่ยว turizm ngành du lịch 旅游业
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