word-vault/dist/data/cards/to/tourism.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "tourism",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the business activity connected with providing accommodation, services and entertainment for people who are visiting a place for pleasure",
            "labels": "(British English)(North American English)(British English)(especially British English)(both British English)(especially British English)(especially North American English)(both British English)(British English)(North American English also)(especially British English)(especially North American English)(especially British English)(especially North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The area is heavily dependent on tourism."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **tourism industry**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The tourism sector is expected to grow by 9.7 percent per annum."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The town survives mainly through tourism."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tourism chiefs in York are drawing up plans to attract more people."
                },
                {
                    "text": "With the expansion of air travel, tourism boomed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We hope that this investment will lead to increased tourism in the area."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the world's first commercial space tourism operator"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Holidays", "Business"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["global", "international", "overseas"],
                "verb + tourism": ["boost", "encourage", "increase"],
                "tourism + verb": ["boom", "increase", "decline"],
                "tourism + noun": ["business", "operator", "industry"],
                "preposition": ["through tourism"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a decline in tourism",
                    "a downturn in tourism",
                    "a drop in tourism"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtʊərɪzəm//ˈtɔːrɪzəm/",
                "audio": "to/tourism/tourism__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtʊrɪzəm/",
                "audio": "to/tourism/tourism__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}