Meanings
nounsex tourism (uncountable)
- uncountableTravel to another country for the purpose of sexual intercourse with prostitutes or for the purpose of engaging in sex acts which are prohibited in one's home jurisdiction.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 性旅遊 /性旅游, 買春團 /买春团
- 性旅遊 /性旅游 (xìng lǚyóu)travel for sex
- 買春團 /买春团 (mǎichūntuán)travel for sex
Dutch sekstoerisme
- sekstoerismetravel for sex
Esperanto seksuma turismo
- seksuma turismotravel for sex
Finnish seksiturismi, seksimatkailu
- seksiturismitravel for sex
- seksimatkailutravel for sex
French tourisme sexuel
- tourisme sexueltravel for sex
German Sextourismus
- Sextourismustravel for sex
Hungarian szexturizmus
- szexturizmustravel for sex
Italian turismo sessuale
- turismo sessualetravel for sex
Japanese 売春ツアー
- 売春ツアー (baishun-tsuā)travel for sex
Korean 매춘관광
- 매춘관광 (maechun'gwan'gwang)travel for sex
Polish turystyka seksualna
- turystyka seksualnatravel for sex
Portuguese turismo sexual
- turismo sexualtravel for sex
Russian секс-тури́зм
- секс-тури́зм (seks-turízm)travel for sex
Spanish turismo sexual
- turismo sexualtravel for sex
Swedish sexturism
- sexturismtravel for sex
Cite this entry
APA
sex tourism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sex%20tourism
MLA
“sex tourism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sex%20tourism. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sex tourism,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sex%20tourism.
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