touristic

American

[too-ris-tik] / tʊˈrɪs tɪk /

Sometimes touristical

adjective

of, relating to, or typical of tourists or tourism.

She embarked on her itinerary with high touristic fervor.

Other Word Forms

touristically adverb

Etymology

Origin of touristic

First recorded in 1840–50; tourist + -ic

Example Sentences

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In December, several mayors from the Cyclades as well as the Dodecanese -- which includes the highly touristic islands of Rhodes and Kos -- sounded the alarm.

From Barron's

The city's optimism grew in 2017 when then-president Omar al-Bashir granted the old port to his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, under a 99-year lease for touristic development.

From Barron's

Goldblatt’s pictures from before these events are touristic and from afterward elegiac; particularly moving are his portraits of the dispossessed, showing their bitterness and their dignity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Work is already underway on Abha’s touristic makeover.

From Los Angeles Times

TAYBEH, West Bank — “Come visit Taybeh,” begins the brochure touting the touristic attractions here, the last entirely Palestinian Christian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

From Los Angeles Times

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