Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to tourists or tourism.
- adjective Attracting or designed to attract tourists, especially in a showy or inauthentic way.
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- adjective informal, often pejorative of, relating to, catering for, or visited by
tourists
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- adjective visited by throngs of tourists
Etymologies
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Examples
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Yet some reviewers panned what they called her touristy themes, garish colors, and the “hysteria” of the giant crosses.
Portrait of An Artist Laurie Lisle 1986
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No problems with border crossings, no advice on bus schedules or FM3s, no observations about real estate values or vacations in touristy resorts.
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Others call the touristy parts of town "Santa Fake" and say the manufactured look appeals to only some visitors.
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So we're not particularly interested in touristy places, although I know we'll be doing a lot of poking through the old parts of town.
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The creeps are more likely to hang around waiting for unsuspecting victims in touristy zones like the Zona Rosa, so beware.
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The creeps are more likely to hang around waiting for unsuspecting victims in touristy zones like the Zona Rosa, so beware.
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That certainly goes for the tour that is one of the most popular -- and "touristy" -- in Iceland: the Golden Circle.
Alda Sigmundsdottir: The Magic of Iceland's Golden Circle Alda Sigmundsdottir 2011
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That certainly goes for the tour that is one of the most popular -- and "touristy" -- in Iceland: the Golden Circle.
Alda Sigmundsdottir: The Magic of Iceland's Golden Circle Alda Sigmundsdottir 2011
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In this remote area is a spectacular land of lakes and mountains better known locally as a top ski and extreme sports destination, which has given it a good infrastructure for tourism indeed, some might go so far as to call it touristy, than as a land of great vines.
A Year of Wine Tyler Colman 2008
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In this remote area is a spectacular land of lakes and mountains better known locally as a top ski and extreme sports destination, which has given it a good infrastructure for tourism indeed, some might go so far as to call it touristy, than as a land of great vines.
A Year of Wine Tyler Colman 2008
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