touristic

adjective

tour·​is·​tic tu̇r-ˈi-stik How to pronounce touristic (audio)
: of or relating to a tour, tourism, or tourists
the touristic tradition of visiting Roman ruins by nightNaomi Rosenblum
touristically adverb

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Deep in the countryside of Puglia, away from the booming and super-hot touristic cities like Alberobello, masserie have been sitting abandoned for centuries. Aileen Weintraub, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025 Venice is one of the most touristic places in the world, with a lot of events at the end of August and the beginning of September. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025 There was a perversely touristic appeal to United States v. Sean Combs. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 9 July 2025 Rush wasn’t the first to attempt high-end touristic expeditions to the Titanic, which rests on the ocean floor approximately 3,800 meters from the surface, about 370 miles off the Newfoundland coast. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for touristic

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of touristic was in 1848

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“Touristic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touristic. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.

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