recreotourism

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noun

Recreational tourism.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounrecreotourism (uncountable)
  1. Quebecuncountablenon-native speakers' EnglishRecreational tourism.

    This could be considered to be anecdotal evidence, but it highlights the real issue of the impacts of cyanobacterial blooms on the well-being of recreationists, residents living near waterbodies, and on the recreotourism industry.

    2019, Chloe L'Ecuyer-Sauvageau et al., “Understanding the preferences of water users in a context of cyanobacterial blooms in Quebec”, in Journal of Environmental Management, volume 248, Elsevier, →DOI, →ISSN
    1 more example

    To support the development of the Mosaïcultures internationales de Montréal as called for in the agreement, an additional $800.0 appropriation has been budgeted. Other additional funding includes $550.0 for the upkeep, planting and watering of areas along the Lachine Canal to enhance this new recreotourism attraction.

    2003, Budget, Ville de Montréal, Service des finances, →OCLC, page 52

Origin

  1. Frenchrécréotourisme
  2. Englishrecreotourism

Calque of French récréotourisme.

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APA

recreotourism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recreotourism

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recreotourism,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recreotourism.

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