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Noun: tourism  'tûr,i-zum
  1. The business of providing services to tourists
    "Tourism is a major business in Bermuda";
    - touristry
     
  2. Travelling for sightseeing

Derived forms: tourisms

Type of: business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise

Encyclopedia: Tourism

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