tourism
noun/ˈtʊrɪzəm/
Frequency rank: #2,912 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
the business or activity of traveling for pleasure, often to visit places of interest
Example sentence
The island's economy depends heavily on tourism.
Synonyms & related words
- travel
- sightseeing
- vacationing
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