touristy

tour·ist·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [too r-i-stee]
- /ˈtʊər ɪ sti/
- /ˈtʊə.rɪ.sti/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [too r-i-stee]
- /ˈtʊər ɪ sti/

Definitions of touristy word

adjective touristy pertaining to or characteristic of tourists: a touristy attitude. 1
adjective touristy appealing to or frequented by tourists: a touristy restaurant near the Eiffel Tower. 1
adjective touristy appealing to tourists 1
adjective touristy If you describe a place as touristy, you do not like it because it is full of tourists or full of things for tourists to buy and do. 0
adjective touristy abounding in or designed for tourists 0
adjective touristy of or for tourists 0

See all 6 definitions of touristy

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Origin of touristy

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10; tourist + -y1

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Parts of speech for Touristy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Touristy

touristy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

touristy usage trend in Literature

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