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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Here’s the good news, comrades, and a nifty solution for those who want to take in the usual touristic haunts--Disneyland, Universal Studios Tour, etc.--without reaching for the blood pressure pills every ten minutes. David Weiss, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 Nelson’s Column, the London Eye, Buckingham Palace and Whitehall’s rooftops are all laid before you like a touristic sightseeing buffet. Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 Briskly paced, de Jonge’s movie covers a lot of ground both tonal and geographic without ever seeming hurried, conspicuously touristic or heavy-handed in its mix of humor and pathos. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024 Those venues will help shift the focus of festival and industry activity from the city’s atmospheric — and touristic — Old Town to its modern counterpart. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024 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 5 May. 2025.

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